The Glasswing
by Saija Lehtonen
Title
The Glasswing
Artist
Saija Lehtonen
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Digital Art
Description
The wings are translucent, with a wingspan of 5.6 to 6.1 cm (2.2 to 2.4 in). Its most common English name is glasswinged butterfly, and its Spanish name is "espejitos", which means "little mirrors". Indeed, the tissue between the veins of its wings looks like glass, as it lacks the colored scales found in other butterflies. The opaque borders of its wings are dark brown sometimes tinted with red or orange, and its body is dark in color.
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July 3rd, 2013
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Comments (26)
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared :-)
Saija Lehtonen
Thank you so much Mechala Matthews for the feature in "Insects and Creepy crawlies"😊
Anita Faye
Saija, gorgeous Glasswing! Featured on Groovy Butterflies! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/groovy-butterflies.html
Saija Lehtonen
Thank you Lorainek Photographs for the feature in "Textures and minimal close ups"..:)
Donna Kennedy
Beautiful capture Saija, I have never seen one of these in person. They are so different! v/f
Blair Wainman
Beautiful capture Saija!! We have these here too and they are awesome to see!! I love your post editing...a work of art!! v/f/t/g+
Imran Ahmed
Striking - disappointing these butterflies cannot be found in my part of the world (according to Wikipedia) as it would be worthwhile looking for them! v/