True to their name, glasswing butterflies sport remarkably transparent wings that help them hide in plain sight. New work shows how narrow, bristlelike scales and a waxy, glare-cutting coating ...

Greta oto, a species of brush-footed butterfly most commonly found in Central and South America, has a colloquial moniker just as beautiful as its physiology: It’s known as the “glasswing ...

Ever wanted to be invisible? The elusive glasswing butterfly knows just how to do it. Ever wanted to be invisible? The elusive glasswing butterfly knows just how to do it. Its transparent wings ...

Most butterflies sport colorful, eye-catching patterns on their wings. But some species, like the glasswing butterfly, use mostly transparent wings to hide in plain sight. Transparency is the ...

If it wasn't for the opaque outline around the glasswing butterfly’s transparent wings, the average observer might not see one perched on a leaf or flower. This unusual feature allows the ...

And if you're lucky, you might get to see a butterfly or two, either outdoors or at a botanical garden. Time to brush up on your butterfly knowledge. We’re not joking! Long ago, Dutch scientists ...

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have studied the wings of glasswing butterflies in an effort to determine what causes their low-reflective nature.

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. To stay hidden from predators, the long-tail glasswing butterfly relies on a pretty unusual type of camouflage. Patterns of tiny ...

Did you know that the glasswing butterfly has beautiful transparent wings and can be found in the rainforests of South and Central America? Or that the protected species are called "espejitos ...

The glasswing butterfly (Greta oto) has, as its name suggests, transparent wings with remarkable low haze and reflectance over the whole visible spectral range even for large view angles of 80°.

The transparent sections of the glasswing butterfly's wings barely reflect any light, which is why we've previously heard about them inspiring glare-free device screens. Now, their antireflective ...