Pink Glasswing vs Waved Umber

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Pink Glasswing Waved Umber
Scientific Name Cithaerias pireta Menophra abruptaria
Order Lepidoptera Lepidoptera
Family Nymphalidae Geometridae
Size 45-55 mm wingspan Wingspan 32-38mm
Habitat Forests Woodlands
Diet Fungus Feeders Herbivores
Regions Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia Europe
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Pink Glasswing

A forest-floor butterfly with mostly transparent wings and delicate pink-tinted hind wing patches. It has a weak, fluttering flight close to the ground.

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Did You Know?

It is one of the few butterflies that spends almost its entire life in near-darkness on the rainforest floor.

Waved Umber

A brown geometrid moth with distinctive wavy cross-lines. A common urban moth often found on walls and fences.

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Did You Know?

One of the most common garden moths in urban areas, frequently resting on walls and fences during the day.