Greta morgane (Geyer, 1833) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Greta morgane (Geyer, 1833)

Greta morgane (Geyer, 1833)

Greta morgane (thick-tipped greta) is a common diurnal clearwing butterfly found in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

Family
Genus
Greta
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Greta morgane (Geyer, 1833)

Greta morgane, commonly called the thick-tipped greta, is a diurnal ithomiine butterfly that belongs to the subfamily Ithomiinae. This is a clearwing butterfly, with wing lengths ranging from 56 to 58 millimeters. It is a common species found in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

Photo: (c) Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Greta

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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