[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":625},["ShallowReactive",2],{"species_en:\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsteklyannaya-babochka":3,"alt-locale:species_en:\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsteklyannaya-babochka":169,"section-listing:species_en:\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy":210,"section-listing:disabled":584,"related-covers:en:\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgelikoniya-melpomena|\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsovinnaya-babochka|\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmorfo-sinij":585,"related-covers:en:\u002Fsemeystva\u002Fnimfalidy|\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika|\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fredkie-babochki":591,"section-listing:species_en:\u002Fvidy-babochek":598},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"conservationStatus":147,"coverImage":148,"description":149,"extension":150,"family":151,"familySlug":152,"faq":153,"hostPlants":163,"imagePrompt":167,"latinName":26,"meta":168,"navigation":169,"order":170,"pageType":171,"path":172,"publishedAt":173,"readingMinutes":174,"relatedLinks":175,"relatedSpecies":187,"season":197,"seo":198,"sitemap":201,"stem":202,"tags":203,"updatedAt":170,"wingspanMm":208,"__hash__":209},"species_en\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsteklyannaya-babochka.md","Glasswing Butterfly",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":135},"minimark",[9,14,32,35,39,46,49,53,60,63,67,78,81,85,88,91,94,98,101,105,112,116],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"appearance","Appearance",[15,16,17,18,22,23,27,28,31],"p",{},"The ",[19,20,21],"strong",{},"glasswing butterfly"," (",[24,25,26],"em",{},"Greta oto",") is a small nymphalid with a wingspan of 56–61 mm. Its main feature is ",[19,29,30],{},"transparent wings",": the central portion of both pairs of wings lacks pigmented scales, and the background shows through. The wing margins are opaque: brown with white and orange spots.",[15,33,34],{},"In flight the glasswing is almost invisible: the body and wing margins move through the air while the \"windows\" merge completely with the background. On a leaf or branch the butterfly disappears, leaving only the thin wing frame visible.",[10,36,38],{"id":37},"mechanism-of-transparency","Mechanism of transparency",[15,40,41,42,45],{},"Transparency is the result of two simultaneous adaptations. First, the central portion of the wings has almost no scales — empty cells of the wing membrane allow light to pass through. Second, the membrane itself is covered with a ",[19,43,44],{},"nanopillar array"," about 400 nm high. These outgrowths function as an anti-reflective coating: they scatter reflected light and reduce surface glare from 50% to less than 2%, eliminating the mirror effect.",[15,47,48],{},"It is precisely this mechanism — passive \"anti-reflection\" through nanostructure — that optical engineers study to create anti-glare coatings for screens and solar panels.",[10,50,52],{"id":51},"range-and-habitat","Range and habitat",[15,54,55,56,59],{},"The species lives from Mexico in the north to Colombia and Venezuela in the south. Most common in Costa Rica and Panama. It prefers ",[19,57,58],{},"humid montane forests and cloud forests"," at 1,000–2,000 m elevation — where constant humidity and diffuse light are especially advantageous for transparent camouflage.",[15,61,62],{},"At lower elevations it is less common. It avoids open dry places.",[10,64,66],{"id":65},"feeding-and-chemical-defence","Feeding and chemical defence",[15,68,69,70,73,74,77],{},"Caterpillars feed on leaves of plants in the genus ",[24,71,72],{},"Cestrum"," and some other Solanaceae. These plants contain ",[19,75,76],{},"pyrrolizidine alkaloids"," — toxic compounds accumulated in the tissues of the caterpillar and adult. As a result the butterfly is poisonous to most vertebrates.",[15,79,80],{},"Adult males purposefully seek alkaloid-bearing plants (often wilted parts of heliotropes, Eupatorium) — these compounds are needed to synthesise pheromones. Males rich in alkaloids are more attractive to females.",[10,82,84],{"id":83},"behaviour-and-migrations","Behaviour and migrations",[15,86,87],{},"Greta oto is a comparatively slow-moving butterfly. It flies smoothly and slowly, which is unusual for a nymphalid of this size. The slow flight reflects confidence in chemical protection: there is no need to hurry.",[15,89,90],{},"The species partially migrates along an altitudinal gradient: in the dry season individuals move to lowland forests, returning to the mountains in the rainy season. In Costa Rica aggregations of up to several thousand individuals have been observed near water sources during the dry season.",[15,92,93],{},"It actively participates in mimicry complexes with other transparent butterflies of the tribe Ithomiini — the so-called \"ithomiine communities,\" where dozens of species copy each other's appearance, amplifying the poison signal to predators.",[10,95,97],{"id":96},"life-cycle","Life cycle",[15,99,100],{},"The female lays eggs singly on the underside of Cestrum leaves. The caterpillar is yellowish-green with purple stripes. After several moults it pupates — the chrysalis is shiny, silvery-green with golden spots, hanging vertically. The adult lives for several weeks.",[10,102,104],{"id":103},"significance-for-science-and-technology","Significance for science and technology",[15,106,107,108,111],{},"The nanopillar structure of Greta oto's wing has become a model for developing ",[19,109,110],{},"biomimetic anti-reflective coatings",". The technology is applied in manufacturing anti-glare screens for smartphones, photovoltaic panels, and optical instruments.",[10,113,115],{"id":114},"interesting-facts","Interesting facts",[117,118,119,123,126],"ul",{},[120,121,122],"li",{},"The transparency of the wings is achieved without any pigments or dyes — through structure alone and the absence of scales.",[120,124,125],{},"In tropical butterfly gardens Greta oto is one of the most popular exhibits: visitors cannot believe it is a real butterfly until they see it in flight.",[120,127,128,129,134],{},"Related transparent species occur throughout Central and South America — ",[130,131,133],"a",{"href":132},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgelikoniya-melpomena","Heliconius melpomene"," from the same ecosystem forms a mimicry complex with Greta oto.",{"title":136,"searchDepth":137,"depth":137,"links":138},"",2,[139,140,141,142,143,144,145,146],{"id":12,"depth":137,"text":13},{"id":37,"depth":137,"text":38},{"id":51,"depth":137,"text":52},{"id":65,"depth":137,"text":66},{"id":83,"depth":137,"text":84},{"id":96,"depth":137,"text":97},{"id":103,"depth":137,"text":104},{"id":114,"depth":137,"text":115},"LC","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsteklyannaya-babochka.jpg","The glasswing butterfly Greta oto is a nymphalid with transparent wings lacking scales in the center — a master of camouflage in Central American forests.","md","Nymphalidae","nimfalidy",[154,157,160],{"q":155,"a":156},"Why are the glasswing butterfly's wings transparent?","The central portion of Greta oto's wings has almost no scales — it is these that give the wings of most butterflies their opaque colour. Additionally, the transparent wing membrane is covered with nanostructural pillars that scatter reflected light and reduce glare. The result is near-complete invisibility against the foliage background.",{"q":158,"a":159},"Is the glasswing butterfly poisonous?","Yes. Caterpillars accumulate pyrrolizidine alkaloids from host plants of the genus Cestrum, which are toxic to vertebrates. Adults additionally seek sources of alkaloids in the nectar of certain plants to replenish their chemical defences.",{"q":161,"a":162},"Where does the glasswing butterfly live?","Greta oto is distributed from Mexico to Panama, with the greatest numbers in Costa Rica and Guatemala. It lives mainly in humid montane forests and cloud forests at elevations of 1,000–2,000 m.",[164,165,166],"Cestrum spp.","Lycianthes lenta","Other Solanaceae species","Photorealistic macro photography, Greta oto glasswing butterfly with transparent wings perched on green tropical leaf, clear wing membranes revealing background foliage, brown and orange wing borders, Costa Rica cloud forest, diffuse natural light, 16:9",{},true,null,"species","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsteklyannaya-babochka","24.06.2026",1,[176,179,183],{"label":151,"path":177,"description":178},"\u002Fsemeystva\u002Fnimfalidy","The family to which the glasswing belongs",{"label":180,"path":181,"description":182},"Atlas — South America","\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika","Butterflies of South America",{"label":184,"path":185,"description":186},"Rare and unusual species","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fredkie-babochki","Unusual butterflies of the world",[188,191,194],{"label":189,"path":190},"Heliconius Melpomene","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgelikoniya-melpomena",{"label":192,"path":193},"Owl Butterfly","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsovinnaya-babochka",{"label":195,"path":196},"Blue Morpho","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmorfo-sinij","Year-round",{"title":199,"description":200},"Glasswing Butterfly Greta oto — Transparent Wings","Greta oto: Central American butterfly with transparent wings. 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Males are intense blue without orange lunules, unlike most related species.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-amanda","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-amanda.jpg","01.05.2026",{"title":218,"description":219,"path":220,"coverImage":221,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Apollo","The Apollo is a large mountain butterfly with semi-transparent white wings and red \"eyespots.\" A protected species listed in the Red Data Book of Russia.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fapollo","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fapollo.jpg",{"title":223,"description":224,"path":225,"coverImage":226,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Arran Brown","The Arran brown is a dark brown butterfly of forest edges with characteristic eyespots. A typical member of the genus *Erebia*.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fchernushka","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fchernushka.jpg",{"title":228,"description":229,"path":230,"coverImage":231,"publishedAt":232,"order":170},"Bhutan Glory","The Bhutan Glory is a spectacular Himalayan swallowtail with iridescent tails, found in cool forests of Nepal, Bhutan, and northeast India.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbutanitis-lidderdeylya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbutanitis-lidderdeylya.png","25.07.2026",{"title":234,"description":235,"path":236,"coverImage":237,"publishedAt":238,"order":170},"Black Hairstreak","The Black Hairstreak is one of Europe's most localised butterflies, tied to blackthorn in woodland edges. Its short June–July season makes it easy to miss.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fhvostanka-slivovaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fhvostanka-slivovaya.png","23.06.2026",{"title":240,"description":241,"path":242,"coverImage":243,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Black-veined White","The black-veined white is a large white butterfly with dark wing veins, whose caterpillars overwinter in colonies and strip fruit-tree leaves in spring.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fboyaryshnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fboyaryshnitsa.jpg",{"title":195,"description":245,"path":196,"coverImage":246,"publishedAt":173,"order":170},"The blue morpho is a tropical butterfly with metallic-blue wings up to 130 mm across. Its iridescent sheen comes from nanostructure, not pigment.","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmorfo-sinij.jpg",{"title":248,"description":249,"path":250,"coverImage":251,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Brimstone","The brimstone is the first butterfly of spring: males bright yellow, females greenish white. It lives longer than most butterflies — up to 13 months.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Flimonnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Flimonnitsa.jpg",{"title":253,"description":254,"path":255,"coverImage":256,"publishedAt":257,"order":170},"Brown Hairstreak","The Brown Hairstreak is one of Europe's most secretive butterflies, living high in tree canopies. Its eggs on blackthorn twigs reveal it in winter.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzefir-berezovyj","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzefir-berezovyj.png","25.06.2026",{"title":259,"description":260,"path":261,"coverImage":262,"publishedAt":263,"order":170},"Cardinal","The cardinal (Argynnis pandora) is the largest Mediterranean fritillary — its hindwing underside suffused with crimson, giving the species its English name.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-pandora","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-pandora.png","12.08.2026",{"title":265,"description":266,"path":267,"coverImage":268,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Cleopatra","Cleopatra is a large butterfly of southern Russia and the Mediterranean. Males have a bright orange patch on the forewing — the most vivid of the brimstones.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzheltushka-kleopatra","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzheltushka-kleopatra.jpg",{"title":270,"description":271,"path":272,"coverImage":273,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Clouded Apollo","The clouded Apollo is a rare mountain butterfly with white semi-transparent wings and black spots. Listed in Red Data Books of many regions of Russia.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmnemozina","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmnemozina.jpg",{"title":275,"description":276,"path":277,"coverImage":278,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Comma","The comma is a butterfly with uneven, 'ragged' wing margins. On the underside of the hindwings is a white mark shaped like a comma — its second common name.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fugolnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fugolnitsa.jpg",{"title":280,"description":281,"path":282,"coverImage":283,"publishedAt":284,"order":170},"Common Birdwing","The Common Birdwing is one of the most widespread true birdwings, giant iridescent swallowtails found from South Asia to the western Pacific.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-elena","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-elena.png","20.07.2026",{"title":286,"description":287,"path":288,"coverImage":289,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Common Blue","The common blue is one of the most widespread blues of the temperate zone and Eurasia. Males are intensely blue, females brown. It occurs on any meadow with clover.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-ikarus","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-ikarus.jpg",{"title":291,"description":292,"path":293,"coverImage":294,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Dark Green Fritillary","The dark green fritillary is a meadow butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The underside of the hindwings is dark green with silvery triangular spots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-aglaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-aglaya.jpg",{"title":296,"description":297,"path":298,"coverImage":299,"publishedAt":300,"order":170},"Death's-head Hawkmoth","The death's-head hawkmoth is a dramatic sphingid with a skull-like thorax pattern, powerful flight, and a squeak when disturbed — a regular migrant to Europe.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmertvaya-golova","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmertvaya-golova.png","12.06.2026",{"title":302,"description":303,"path":304,"coverImage":305,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Dryad","The dryad is a large dark butterfly of the browns with bluish eyespots, living in floodplain forests and reed beds across Eurasia.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-driad","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-driad.jpg",{"title":307,"description":308,"path":309,"coverImage":310,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"False Heath Fritillary","The false heath fritillary is a small meadow butterfly with a checkered pattern. It inhabits damp meadows with valerian — the main caterpillar host plant.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-diktinna","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-diktinna.jpg",{"title":312,"description":313,"path":314,"coverImage":315,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Glanville Fritillary","The Glanville fritillary is a small butterfly with a checkered pattern of reddish and black patches — a classic subject of population ecology research.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-cinxia","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-cinxia.jpg",{"title":5,"description":149,"path":172,"coverImage":148,"publishedAt":173,"order":170},{"title":318,"description":319,"path":320,"coverImage":321,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Grayling","The grayling is a large brown of rocky and sandy places. A master of camouflage: on stone or bark it is almost invisible.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-semele","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-semele.jpg",{"title":323,"description":324,"path":325,"coverImage":326,"publishedAt":327,"order":170},"Great Peacock Moth","The great peacock moth is Europe's largest nocturnal moth — a saturniid with a wingspan up to 15 cm, striking eyespots, and antennae detecting females afar.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbolshoj-pavlinij-glaz","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbolshoj-pavlinij-glaz.png","29.05.2026",{"title":329,"description":330,"path":331,"coverImage":332,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Green Hairstreak","The green hairstreak is a small blue with bright emerald-green undersides. Widespread in Europe and Asia, it lives on edges and rough ground.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbronzovka","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbronzovka.jpg",{"title":334,"description":335,"path":336,"coverImage":337,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Green-underside Blue","The green-underside blue is a small spring blue. The underside of the hindwings is bright green with white-ringed spots, making it easy to identify.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-aleksis","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-aleksis.jpg",{"title":339,"description":340,"path":341,"coverImage":342,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Green-veined White","The green-veined white is a small white with characteristic green veins on the underside of the hindwings. The most common of the three \"garden whites.\"","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbryukvennitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbryukvennitsa.jpg",{"title":189,"description":344,"path":190,"coverImage":345,"publishedAt":173,"order":170},"Heliconius melpomene is a tropical nymphalid with red-and-black wings, a classic example of Müllerian mimicry, inhabiting Central and South American forests.","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgelikoniya-melpomena.jpg",{"title":347,"description":348,"path":349,"coverImage":350,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Hercules Grayling","The Hercules grayling is a large mountain brown. It is close to the grayling but larger and lives in more rocky, mountainous landscapes.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-gerkules","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-gerkules.jpg",{"title":352,"description":353,"path":354,"coverImage":355,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"High Brown Fritillary","The high brown fritillary is a large meadow and woodland butterfly. The underside of the hindwings is green with silvery spots and reddish strokes.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-adippe","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-adippe.jpg",{"title":357,"description":358,"path":359,"coverImage":360,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Large Blue","The large blue is a big blue butterfly with an unusual life cycle: the caterpillar parasitizes colonies of red ants. A protected species.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-arion","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-arion.jpg",{"title":362,"description":363,"path":364,"coverImage":365,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Large Tortoiseshell","The large tortoiseshell is a nymphalid with tawny brown, variegated wings, resembling the small tortoiseshell but bigger, with different host plants.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmnogotsvetnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmnogotsvetnitsa.jpg",{"title":367,"description":368,"path":369,"coverImage":370,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Large White","The large white is the commonest white butterfly in gardens, whose caterpillars eat cabbage. Larger than the small white, with dark wing spots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkapustnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkapustnitsa.jpg",{"title":372,"description":373,"path":374,"coverImage":375,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Lesser Purple Emperor","The lesser purple emperor is a close relative of the purple emperor. It is smaller, with a warmer reddish tint and a larger orange 'eyespot' on the hindwings.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperelivnitsa-iliya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperelivnitsa-iliya.jpg",{"title":377,"description":378,"path":379,"coverImage":380,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Marbled Fritillary","The marbled fritillary (*Brenthis ino*) is a small fritillary of wet meadows. The underside of the hindwings is mottled yellow-violet with pearly spots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbrenthis-ino","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbrenthis-ino.jpg",{"title":382,"description":383,"path":384,"coverImage":385,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Marbled White","The marbled white is a large black-and-white butterfly. Its bold contrast makes it one of Europe's most recognizable species.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbarkhatnitsa-galatea","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbarkhatnitsa-galatea.jpg",{"title":387,"description":388,"path":389,"coverImage":390,"publishedAt":391,"order":170},"Meadow Brown","The meadow brown is the commonest butterfly in Britain and one of Europe's most abundant, with a distinctive forewing eyespot.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fvolovij-glaz","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fvolovij-glaz.png","21.06.2026",{"title":393,"description":394,"path":395,"coverImage":396,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Meleager's Blue","Meleager's blue is a large, handsome blue. Males are bright blue with a broad dark border; the underside of the wings has a characteristic white streak.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-dafnis","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-dafnis.jpg",{"title":398,"description":399,"path":400,"coverImage":401,"publishedAt":402,"order":170},"Mocker Swallowtail","The Mocker Swallowtail is an African swallowtail famous for females with dozens of forms, each mimicking a different distasteful butterfly.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fparusnik-dardan","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fparusnik-dardan.png","23.07.2026",{"title":404,"description":405,"path":406,"coverImage":407,"publishedAt":173,"order":170},"Monarch","The monarch is the world's most famous migratory butterfly, covering up to 4,500 km per season, with orange wings marked by black veins and white spots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmonarh","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmonarh.jpg",{"title":409,"description":410,"path":411,"coverImage":412,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Mourning Cloak","The mourning cloak is a large butterfly with dark chocolate wings bordered by a yellow band and blue spots — one of Europe's longest-lived butterflies.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ftraurnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ftraurnitsa.jpg",{"title":414,"description":415,"path":416,"coverImage":417,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Nickerl's Fritillary","Nickerl's fritillary is a small butterfly with the typical checkered nymphalid pattern, occurring on dry meadows with plantain in European Russia.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-aurelia","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-aurelia.jpg",{"title":419,"description":420,"path":421,"coverImage":422,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Old World Swallowtail","The Old World swallowtail is a large, recognizable swallowtail of the temperate zone: yellow wings, black pattern, and bright 'tails' on the hindwings.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmahon","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmahon.jpg",{"title":424,"description":425,"path":426,"coverImage":427,"publishedAt":428,"order":170},"Oleander Hawkmoth","The oleander hawkmoth is a tropical sphingid, apple-green with pink bands, hovering at dusk over oleander. A Mediterranean resident, rare vagrant to Europe.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbraznik-oleandrovy","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbraznik-oleandrovy.png","09.06.2026",{"title":430,"description":431,"path":432,"coverImage":433,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Orange Tip","The orange tip is an early-spring white with an orange patch on the male's forewing. One of the first pierids to appear after snow melt.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzoryanka","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzoryanka.jpg",{"title":192,"description":435,"path":193,"coverImage":436,"publishedAt":173,"order":170},"The owl butterfly Caligo memnon is a crepuscular nymphalid with large 'owl eyes' on its wing undersides, wingspan to 150 mm, in Central and South America.","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsovinnaya-babochka.jpg",{"title":438,"description":439,"path":440,"coverImage":441,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Painted Lady","The painted lady is one of the longest-distance migrants among butterflies. Each year it travels thousands of kilometres from Africa into Europe and temperate Eurasia across its range.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Frepeynitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Frepeynitsa.jpg",{"title":443,"description":444,"path":445,"coverImage":446,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Pale Clouded Yellow","The pale clouded yellow is a yellow or whitish pierid. Males are lemon yellow, females often white. It lives on meadows with clover.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzheltushka-lugovaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzheltushka-lugovaya.jpg",{"title":448,"description":449,"path":450,"coverImage":451,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Peacock","The peacock is one of the most beautiful temperate-zone butterflies. Four large wing 'eyes' mimic a predator's gaze, protecting it from birds.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpavliniy-glaz","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpavliniy-glaz.jpg",{"title":453,"description":454,"path":455,"coverImage":456,"publishedAt":457,"order":170},"Pearl Heath","The pearl heath (Coenonympha arcania) is a small satyr butterfly of Central and Southern Europe, with a white postdiscal stripe and silver-ringed eyespots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsennitsa-arkaniya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsennitsa-arkaniya.png","04.08.2026",{"title":459,"description":460,"path":461,"coverImage":462,"publishedAt":463,"order":170},"Peleides Blue Morpho","The Peleides blue morpho is one of the largest, brightest butterflies alive — its iridescent blue wings, up to 20 cm, come from light-scattering nanostructures.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmorfo-peleid","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmorfo-peleid.png","10.08.2026",{"title":465,"description":466,"path":467,"coverImage":468,"publishedAt":469,"order":170},"Plain Tiger","The Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) is among the world's most widely distributed butterflies, ranging from Africa to South Asia and Australia.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fdanajida-hrizipp","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fdanajida-hrizipp.png","16.06.2026",{"title":471,"description":472,"path":473,"coverImage":474,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Poplar Admiral","The poplar admiral is a large forest butterfly with dark wings and a white band. Males aggressively defend territory in tree crowns.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Flentochnik-topolevyi","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Flentochnik-topolevyi.jpg",{"title":476,"description":477,"path":478,"coverImage":479,"publishedAt":480,"order":170},"Priam's Birdwing","Priam's Birdwing is one of the largest, most spectacular butterflies. Males show iridescent green and black wings; larger females are brown and yellow.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-priam","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-priam.png","05.06.2026",{"title":482,"description":483,"path":484,"coverImage":485,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Purple Emperor","The purple emperor is one of the most beautiful butterflies in Europe. The male's wings shimmer with violet-blue iridescence in certain light.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperelivnitsa-iris","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperelivnitsa-iris.jpg",{"title":487,"description":488,"path":489,"coverImage":490,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Purple Hairstreak","The purple hairstreak is a small lycaenid with emerald-green undersides, living in oak woodland across Europe, most active high in the canopy.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzefir-dubovyi","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzefir-dubovyi.jpg",{"title":492,"description":493,"path":494,"coverImage":495,"publishedAt":173,"order":170},"Queen Alexandra's Birdwing","Queen Alexandra's birdwing is the world's largest day-flying butterfly, female wingspan up to 280 mm. Lives only in Papua New Guinea; endangered.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-aleksandry","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-aleksandry.jpg",{"title":497,"description":498,"path":499,"coverImage":500,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Queen of Spain Fritillary","The queen of Spain fritillary is a small butterfly with numerous silvery spots on the hindwing underside, occurring from lowlands to mountains.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-malaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-malaya.jpg",{"title":502,"description":503,"path":504,"coverImage":505,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Red Admiral","The red admiral is a migratory butterfly with dark brown wings and a scarlet band. Each summer it migrates into temperate Eurasia, reaching the northern part of its range from the Mediterranean.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fadmiral","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fadmiral.jpg",{"title":507,"description":508,"path":509,"coverImage":510,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Scarce Swallowtail","The scarce swallowtail is a large swallowtail with cream-yellow wings and characteristic dark stripes. It is conspicuous in May in fruit orchards.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpodalirii","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpodalirii.jpg",{"title":512,"description":513,"path":514,"coverImage":515,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Silver-washed Fritillary","The silver-washed fritillary is a large woodland butterfly with orange wings. The underside of the hindwings shimmers with silvery pearl-like spots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-bolshaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-bolshaya.jpg",{"title":517,"description":518,"path":519,"coverImage":520,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Small Apollo","The small Apollo is a mountain Papilio with white wings similar to the Apollo but smaller. It lives in high mountains of the Altai, Siberia, and Central Asia.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ffeby","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ffeby.jpg",{"title":522,"description":523,"path":524,"coverImage":525,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Small Blue","The small blue is the smallest blue in Europe, with inconspicuous gray wings in both sexes; it lives on poor dry meadows with vetch.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkupidok","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkupidok.jpg",{"title":527,"description":528,"path":529,"coverImage":530,"publishedAt":531,"order":170},"Small Copper","The small copper is one of Europe's most vivid small butterflies — fiery orange-copper forewings flash in sun across meadows and heathlands worldwide.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fchervonet-ognennyj","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fchervonet-ognennyj.png","19.06.2026",{"title":533,"description":534,"path":535,"coverImage":536,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Small Heath","The small heath is a small reddish-brown butterfly of open meadows. It is one of the most abundant browns and occurs almost everywhere.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsennitsa-obyknovennaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsennitsa-obyknovennaya.jpg",{"title":538,"description":539,"path":540,"coverImage":541,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary","The small pearl-bordered fritillary is a small fritillary of wet meadows, with clear white and rusty spots in a pattern on the hindwing underside.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fboloria-selene","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fboloria-selene.jpg",{"title":543,"description":544,"path":545,"coverImage":546,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Small Tortoiseshell","The small tortoiseshell is one of the most common day-flying butterflies of the temperate zone, with bright orange wings, black spots, and blue marginal 'eyes'.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkrapivnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkrapivnitsa.jpg",{"title":548,"description":549,"path":550,"coverImage":551,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Small White","The small white is a small white butterfly similar to the large white, whose caterpillars feed on cabbage — the most common garden pest among the whites.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Frepnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Frepnitsa.jpg",{"title":553,"description":554,"path":555,"coverImage":556,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Southern Festoon","The southern festoon is an early-spring butterfly of southern Russia with cream wings and red spots — one of the first swallowtails to fly each year.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpolyksena","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpolyksena.jpg",{"title":558,"description":559,"path":560,"coverImage":561,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Southern Swallowtail","The southern swallowtail is a rare Papilio with yellow-and-black wings, living in mountain areas of the Caucasus and Crimea, very seldom seen.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Falexanor","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Falexanor.jpg",{"title":563,"description":564,"path":565,"coverImage":566,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"Speckled Wood","The speckled wood is a mottled orange-brown butterfly of shady woods, preferring partial shade and damp forest paths across much of Europe.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbarkhatnitsa-egeriya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbarkhatnitsa-egeriya.jpg",{"title":568,"description":569,"path":570,"coverImage":571,"publishedAt":572,"order":170},"Ulysses Swallowtail","The Ulysses Swallowtail is a large rainforest swallowtail whose iridescent electric-blue wings flash through the canopy of Queensland and New Guinea.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fparusnik-uliss","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fparusnik-uliss.png","02.06.2026",{"title":574,"description":575,"path":576,"coverImage":577,"publishedAt":216,"order":170},"White Admiral","The white admiral is an elegant forest butterfly with dark brown wings and a broad white band. It flies in deciduous woods with honeysuckle.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbelolentochnik-kamilla","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbelolentochnik-kamilla.jpg",{"title":579,"description":580,"path":581,"coverImage":582,"publishedAt":583,"order":170},"Woodland Ringlet","The woodland ringlet (Erebia medusa) is a satyr butterfly of damp meadows across central Europe, with chocolate-brown wings and orange-ringed eyespots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ferebiya-meduza","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ferebiya-meduza.png","27.07.2026",[],[586,587,589],{"label":189,"path":190,"coverImage":345,"latinName":133},{"label":192,"path":193,"coverImage":436,"latinName":588},"Caligo memnon",{"label":195,"path":196,"coverImage":246,"latinName":590},"Morpho menelaus",[592,594,596],{"label":151,"path":177,"description":178,"coverImage":593,"latinName":151},"\u002Fimages\u002Fsemeystva\u002Fnimfalidy.png",{"label":180,"path":181,"description":182,"coverImage":595,"latinName":170},"\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika.png",{"label":184,"path":185,"description":186,"coverImage":597,"latinName":170},"\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fredkie-babochki.jpg",[599,604,609,615,619],{"title":600,"description":601,"path":602,"coverImage":603,"publishedAt":216,"order":174},"Day-flying butterflies","Day-flying butterflies are the most conspicuous Lepidoptera: they fly in sunlight, have club-shaped antennae, and often bright colouration.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fdnevnye-babochki","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fdnevnye-babochki.jpg",{"title":605,"description":606,"path":607,"coverImage":608,"publishedAt":216,"order":137},"Nocturnal butterflies and moths","Nocturnal butterflies and moths are a diverse group of Lepidoptera active at dusk and night. There are far more species than among day-flying butterflies.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fnochanye-babochki-i-motylki","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fnochanye-babochki-i-motylki.jpg",{"title":610,"description":611,"path":612,"coverImage":613,"publishedAt":216,"order":614},"Large butterflies","Large butterflies impress with wingspan: from the familiar swallowtail to giant birdwings with wings wider than 25 centimetres.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fkrupnye-babochki","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fkrupnye-babochki.jpg",3,{"title":616,"description":617,"path":185,"coverImage":597,"publishedAt":216,"order":618},"Rare butterflies","Rare butterflies — threatened species: Apollo, clouded Apollo, large blue, and other declining Lepidoptera.",4,{"title":620,"description":621,"path":622,"coverImage":623,"publishedAt":216,"order":624},"How to identify a butterfly species","Step-by-step guide to identifying a butterfly: size, colour, wing shape, antennae, place and time of encounter. Methods without capture and using photographs.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fkak-opredelit-vid-babochki","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fkak-opredelit-vid-babochki.jpg",5,1787125902801]