Themisto amberwing
Methona themisto
The Themisto amberwing is a big butterfly with see-through pale yellow wings, like glass with black lines drawn on it. It has small white-blue spots along the edges of its wings. It lives in the forests of Brazil and Panama.
Lives in
Brazil and Panama, in forests
Wingspan
8 to 10 cm (3.1 to 3.9 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
The adult drinks nectar from flowers. Its caterpillars eat the leaves of Brunfelsia plants.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
✋wings as wide as your hand⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 20 seconds
How big is Themisto amberwing compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Themisto amberwing about 19 km/h (12 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its wings measure about 8 to 10 centimetres across.
2
Its caterpillars are black with 12 yellow rings.
3
The caterpillar takes about 30 days to grow up.
4
Its feelers are black with yellowish tips.
you asked
Most asked questions about Themisto amberwing
?What does the Themisto amberwing eat?
The adults drink nectar. The caterpillars eat Brunfelsia leaves.
?Where does the Themisto amberwing live?
In the forests of Brazil and Panama.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Methona themisto
- Group
- Butterflies
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Nymphalidae
- Lives on
- South America, North America
Where the facts come from
- Methona themisto (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Hectonichus. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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