Скачать или смотреть Ithomia lichyi - Glasswing butterfly (Ithomiini) Borboleta transparente

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The tissue between the veins of the wings it looks more like glass,
because they have no colored scales found in other butterflies.

The wings of these butterflies have a surface with bumps that are so small that they can be called submicroscopic. They have a unique refractive index that does not disperse the light, making it transparent but also very sensitive to break easily.

Glass butterflies feed on nectar from a variety of flowers, but when you go to laying their eggs and the survival of the next generation, they always seek possible the gender plan "Cestrum" that are toxic and wards off predators . There the larvae feed on the plant alkaloids accumulating in your body and although they are very attractive larvae, predators prefer to stay well away from them. When already adults, males convert these alkaloids in pheromones to attract females for mating

Agradecimentos na ajuda de Taxonomia para Renato Mattei

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