Brian Callahan (Luxgnos.com)
Glass Wing Butterfly - profile
© Brian Callahan 2009 All rights reserved.
The Glasswing butterfly, Greta oto, is a brush-footed butterfly (Nymphalidae family), whose home range extends from Panama to Mexico. This species lays its eggs on plants of the genus Cestrum, which synthesize toxic alkaloids. The butterfly larvae feed on the plants and store the alkaloids in their tissues, making them unpalatable to predators.
Glass Wing Butterfly - profile
© Brian Callahan 2009 All rights reserved.
The Glasswing butterfly, Greta oto, is a brush-footed butterfly (Nymphalidae family), whose home range extends from Panama to Mexico. This species lays its eggs on plants of the genus Cestrum, which synthesize toxic alkaloids. The butterfly larvae feed on the plants and store the alkaloids in their tissues, making them unpalatable to predators.