The Onega Clearwing or Onega Glasswing (Oleria onega) is a species of butterfly

Butterfly

A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...

 of the Nymphalidae

Nymphalidae

The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...

 family. It is found from Colombia

Colombia

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 to southern Peru

Peru

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is about 52 mm.

The larvae feed on Solanum

Solanum

Solanum, the nightshades, horsenettles and relatives, is a large and diverse genus of annual and perennial plants. They grow as forbs, vines, subshrubs, shrubs, and small trees, and often have attractive fruit and flowers. Many formerly independent genera like Lycopersicon or Cyphomandra are...

species. The young larvae are transparent and consume their egg shell before beginning to feed on the host plant. After each moult the caterpillar consumes its shed skin. Full-grown larvae are grey, with a yellow line along the length of the body on each side.

Subspecies

• Oleria onega onega (Brazil (Amazonas))
• Oleria onega ilerda (Hewitson, [1854]) (Colombia)
• Oleria onega epicharme (C. & R. Felder, 1862) (Brazil (Amazonas), Peru)
• Oleria onega janarilla (Hewitson, 1863) (Ecuador)
• Oleria onega crispinilla (Hopffer, 1874) (Peru)
• Oleria onega perspicua (Butler, 1877) (Brazil (Amazonas))
• Oleria onega lerida (Kirby, 1878) (Ecuador)
• Oleria onega janarilla (Hewitson, 1863)
• Oleria onega bocca (Riley, 1919) (Brazil (Amazonas))
• Oleria onega lentita Lamas, 1985 (Peru)