Glass Wing Butterfly and It's Symbolic Meaning
A butterfly with transparent wings is rare and beautiful. Known as Greta oto.
A butterfly with transparent wings is rare and beautiful. Known as Greta oto.
Greta oto is a brush-footed butterfly.
Its wings are almost completely transparent and
breathtakingly beautiful.
Its most common English name is glass wing, and its Spanish name is espejitos, which means "little mirrors."
As delicate as finely blown glass, the presence of this rare tropical gem is used by rainforest ecologists as an indication of high habitat quality and its demise alerts them of ecological change. Rivaling the refined beauty of a stained glass window, the translucent wings of the glass wing butterfly shimmers in the sunlight like polished panes of colored glass in turquoise, orange, green, and red.
Native to Central America and Mexico, the glass wing butterfly is usually observed flying high in the sub canopy of the tropical forest in the Andes Mountains. Members of the species, frequently inhabit elevations of just below one mile. Most of the butterflies are large and feature colorful transparent wing panels, but some specimens are a beautiful smoky brown.
Scientific research has shown that the butterfly is the only living being capable of changing entirely its genetic structure during the process of transformation: the caterpillar's DNA is totally different from the butterfly's.
As a symbol the butterfly is said to one of total transformation.
It is said to remind Christians of the amazing transformation that takes place through Christ's redemption and regeneration. When "born again," we become "a new creation." (2 Cor. 5:17)
Its mythical meaning is linked to the soul (of the deceased) in search of reincarnation.Some say the butterfly teaches us to find clarity in the mental processes, to organize projects or to figure out the next step in our internal growth. The Butterfly can also represent a need for change and greater freedom.
There is also a theory that says if a single butterfly flaps its wings in, China, the air disturbance may cause a storm in Canada a month later.
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I would love to see one of these in person.