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Greta (genus)
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Greta is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine
) butterflies, named by Arthur Francis Hemming
in 1934. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae
, and are found mostly in Central America
, South America
, and the Caribbean
.
Ithomiini
Ithomiini is a butterfly tribe in the nymphalid subfamily Danainae. Some authors consider the group to be a subfamily . These butterflies are exclusively Neotropical, found in humid forests from sea-level to 3000 m, from the southwestern United States to Argentina...
) butterflies, named by Arthur Francis Hemming
Arthur Francis Hemming
Arthur Francis Hemming was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was mostly known, both professionally and socially, as Francis Hemming.Hemming was a British civil servant and amateur lepidopterist...
in 1934. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
, and are found mostly in Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, and the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
.
Species
Arranged alphabetically.- Greta alphesiboea (Hewitson, 1869)
- Greta andromica (Hewitson, [1854]) – Andromica Clearwing
- Greta annette (Guérin-Ménéville, [1844]) – White-spotted Clearwing
- Greta cubana (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1862) – Cuban Clearwing
- Greta depauperata (Boisduval, 1870)
- Greta dercetis (Doubleday & Hewitson, 1847)
- Greta diaphanus (Drury, [1773]) – Antillean Clearwing
- Greta enigma (Haensch, 1905)
- Greta esula (Hewitson, 1855)
- Greta gabiglooris (Brabant & Bischler, 2005) – Gabi's Clearwing
- Greta gardneri (Weeks, 1901)
- Greta hermana (Haensch, 1903)
- Greta libethris (C & R Felder, 1867) – Libethris Clearwing
- Greta lojana (Vitale & Bollino, 2001)
- Greta lydia (Weymer, 1899)
- Greta morganeGreta morganeGreta morgane, also called the "Thick-tipped Greta," is a day active ithomiine butterfly from the subfamily Ithomiinae. The length of the wings of this clearwing butterfly range from 56 to 58 mm. It is a common butterfly in Mexico, Middle-America, and the Caribbean...
(Geyer, 1833) – Thick-tipped Greta, Morgane Clearwing, Rusty Clearwing - Greta nero (Hewitson, 1854) – Nero Clearwing
- Greta ochretis (Haensch, 1903)
- Greta oneidodes (Kaye, 1918)
- Greta ortygia (Weymer, 1890) – Orthygia Clearwing
- Greta otoGreta otoThe Glasswinged butterfly is a brush-footed butterfly, and is a member of the subfamily Danainae, tribe Ithomiini, subtribe Godyridina....
(Hewitson, 1854) – Glasswing - Greta polissena (Hewitson, [1863]) – Polissena Clearwing
- Greta telesilla (Weymer, 1899)
- Greta theudelinda (Hewitson, [1861])