Methona confusa

Giant glasswing
	Methona confusa psamathe from Peru. Mounted specimen
	Male of Methona confusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Danainae
Tribe:	Ithomiini
Genus:	Methona
Species:	M. confusa
Binomial name
	Methona confusa; Butler, 1873
Synonyms
	Thyridia confusa denigrata Talbot, 1932;

Methona confusa (giant glasswing) is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Description

Methona confusa has a wingspan of about 80 millimetres (3.1 in). Wings are transparent with black margins and black cross-bars on the forewings and the hindwings. The margins of the hindwings show a series of small white spots. The body has a double parallel series of conspicuous white spots. Antennae are black, with yellowish tip.

Distribution

This species can be found in Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and colombia

Subspecies

Methona confusa confusa (Brazil)
Methona confusa psamathe Godman & Salvin, 1898 (Ecuador, N. Peru)
Methona confusa ssp. (Panama)

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