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What a beautiful butterfly. I guess wing tissue can be transparent in the same way that our eyes are transparent.
The butterfly is beautiful, the photograph is a work of art.
Thank-you for posting it.
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The distribution of the structures on the wing surface are irregular which allows most light to travel straight through rather than being reflected back, thus the transparent look. Which is a pretty cool means for camouflage.
That image is doctored but still pretty.
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How pretty!
We have those here in the midwest U.S.A..
Ironically, it was the cover photo on this month's local Conservation magazine.
Only here they call them "clear wings".
I like your name much better. Very classy! It does remind one of a stained glass window.
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They don't make it this far north. Or if they do, I have never seen one.
We don't have too many butterflies that make it here or at least not any more.
I agree glasswing is a prettier name.
Catherine