Thursday, April 15, 2010

What is the Scientific name for the Clear-Winged Butterfly?

I do not know what it is, and it is hard to find

What is the Scientific name for the Clear-Winged Butterfly?
I think you are referring to Cithaerias pireta. See reference 1 for an image.
Reply:you need a better search engine- I recommend google
Reply:i think it is Cithaerias pireta.





there is a :





~Pinked-tipped Satyr (Cithaerias pireta pireta -- formarly menaner) Mexico to Columbia; species Mexico to Bolivia


you can see it at: www.neotropicalbutterflies.com/Nymphalid...





~Aurorina Satyr (Cithaerias pireta aurorina) Western Amazonas (Columbia and Ecuador); species Mexico to Bolivia


you can see it at:


www.neotropicalbutterflies.com/Nymphal...





~Rose Clearwing Cithaerias Pireta (Peru) (Photo - Luis Torres)


you can see it at: www.butterflycreations.com/denick/bfpane...





it is mainly know for a pink tip on the corner of its wings, therefore it is mainly known as Pink-tipped Satyr that is where Cithaerias pireta comes from.


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