the wings-become-windows butterfly.

The clear wings make this South-American butterfly hard to see in flight, a succesfull defense mechanism.

Comments and faves

  1. ★

     Nando Sanchez, Jan Hoogendoorn, MARQUEE MOON, nvdragnldy-taking "a break" :-)), and 476 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. by_irma (68 months ago | reply)

    Schitterend!!!

  3. webted (68 months ago | reply)

    Wow, what a picture...

  4. smiling_da_vinci (68 months ago | reply)

    Da's Deze soort. ;o0

  5. e³°°° (68 months ago | reply)

    bedankt Eelco! Ik had er al vruchteloos naar gezocht, ben geen tropische vlinderexpert uiteraard! Mijn exemplaar heb ik de dag na de meetup in Lier gefotografeerd in vlindertuin Berkenhof in Zeeland.
    Ithomia : prachtige Latijnse naam ook, soms kick ik daar op ;-)

  6. mechelenblogt_jan (68 months ago | reply)

    uiterst knap!!

  7. Don Pedro de Carrion de los Condes [deleted] (68 months ago | reply)

    pfff
    daar kom ik niet aan toe
    een onverbiddelijke favo van Don pedro

  8. JennRation Design (68 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful!! I've never seen one like this before!

  9. ComputerHotline (68 months ago | reply)

    Hello
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    This photo should be used in class, at school !

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  10. Jan Hoogendoorn (68 months ago | reply)

    Wow, no more words needed. Fave

  11. RenéDB (68 months ago | reply)

    een mooi doorkijkvlindertje !
    duidelijk een geval van Ithomiidae ithomia !

  12. metamorphoses (68 months ago | reply)

    Prachtig...

  13. *Perikita (68 months ago | reply)

    I can see yours in color. It looks really great!! :)

  14. nvdragnldy-taking "a break" :-)) (68 months ago | reply)


    Wow great capture of our nature
    I have seen this shot in: Earth Nature

  15. ssshiny (68 months ago | reply)

    Interesting!

  16. tune505 (68 months ago | reply)

    Wow, stunning butterfly!
    When can I meet her/him? wonderful capture!

    Seen in the Butterfly Color group 0

  17. Jean Van Holen (68 months ago | reply)

    De ondraagkijke lichtheid van het bestaan...
    Wat een pareltje zeg.

  18. ridwan_fjc (68 months ago | reply)

    amazing capture

  19. patisfaction ~ censored [deleted] (68 months ago | reply)

    wow fab translucent flutterby!

    wtf O_o @ ComputerHotline
    thats the biggest invite i've ever seen!

  20. Captain-John (68 months ago | reply)

    oooh pretty its like invisobill lol

  21. Luciana DB (68 months ago | reply)

    So delicate! love it!

  22. Vina the Great (67 months ago | reply)

    whoa.

  23. Aubrey Stoll (67 months ago | reply)

    Absolutely superb shot. Wonderful.

    This Great Photographic Art was made by a Diamond Class Photographer!
    Please add your photo to Flickr Diamond: The Diamond Class Photographer
    Read the group rules please and tag your photo DiamondClassPhotographer
    You may tag your photo again as flickrdiamond

  24. Koffiemetkoek (67 months ago | reply)

    Wow wow wow wat een gave foto en een uniek prachtige vlinder.

  25. martin werker (67 months ago | reply)

    Wow, what a beauty. I have never seen a butterfly with these wings. Thanks for sharing.

  26. HereAtWitsEnd (67 months ago | reply)

    Exquisite

  27. May (NL) (67 months ago | reply)

    Echt nog nooit gezien! Geweldig hoe mooi doorzichtig de vleugels zijn.

  28. a_passmoore (65 months ago | reply)

    There is no limit to nature's imagination.

  29. ComputerHotline (64 months ago | reply)

    Thanks for licensing this image as CC "by-sa" !
    Your photo is uploaded here :
    commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:E3000_-_the_ wings-become...
    under the terms of the Creative Commons "by-sa" license.

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  30. Janielle Beh (64 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Intricate Wings, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

  31. Shalaco (63 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Analogue Photoshop, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

  32. canyougivemeanametoo (62 months ago | reply)

    beautiful! the world is full of wonders!

  33. W E R I (62 months ago | reply)

    wow..it's transparent

  34. lavannya (62 months ago | reply)

    this cannot be true!!! my god!

  35. katrinaelsi (61 months ago | reply)

    Also known as "clearwing" or "glassywing"... Amazing shot!

  36. Linbsa (61 months ago | reply)

    wow, I cannot believe this, beautiful photo!!!!!!!!

  37. .:* Lady B *:. (61 months ago | reply)

    I had no idea! This is awesome! Fave'd

  38. hec.thomas (60 months ago | reply)

    J'adore !
    Je t'invite à la poster dans mon groupe:
    www.flickr.com/groups/fleurs/
    Merci

  39. wngs4unme (60 months ago | reply)

    wow beautiful !!!

  40. ANDI2.. (60 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Search the Best...Invited Photos Only, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  41. california_llama (59 months ago | reply)

    Wow...both the butterfly and the photograph are amazing!

  42. 'erre' (58 months ago | reply)

    Aww...this is even better!!!! Really beautiful!!!! Great capture!!!

  43. Andromeda Honds (57 months ago | reply)

    Wow beautiful shot!

  44. Eddi van W. (57 months ago | reply)

    Hallo, ich bin der Administrator der Gruppe Creative Commons- Free Pictures, und wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dies zu unserer Gruppe hinzufügen würdest.

  45. sekscoach (56 months ago | reply)

    amazing shot

  46. Ann Christine Dennison (56 months ago | reply)

    This is amazing, I would never had known such a butterfly existed if I has not seen it here!

  47. sgbaughn (55 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called LMN8R, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  48. AmahRa58 (54 months ago | reply)

    Thanks for your marvellos butterfly - here is my creation:

    Transformation

  49. ILrnd2Fly (53 months ago | reply)

    sweetness I want wings like that

  50. Two & Two Together (52 months ago | reply)

    Thank you for your generosity!

    I have used this photo on my site (Two And Two Together).
    I would like you to visit it and tell me if you like to see your photo in that context.

    twoandtwotogether.com/

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