Fascinated by the beauty of the butterfly known as the "flying mirror wing"

The Glasswing butterfly ( scientific name: greta oto) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, a butterfly that has long been known in nature as one of the most bizarre butterflies with crystal-clear wings.

The reason for this transparent wing phenomenon is due to the surface structure of the Glasswing butterfly's wings. This butterfly's wings have a random nano-structure, arranged in no particular order.

Therefore, when sunlight shines, most of the light rays will pass through the above structure, leading to the phenomenon of invisible butterfly wings.

The Glasswing butterfly possesses a completely chaotic wing structure, to the point of achieving an invisible effect, a major evolutionary step that helps the Glasswing butterfly survive in the wild because the more colorful the butterfly, the easier it is to see and hunt by predators.

The iridescent flower is the flower most frequently visited by the glasswing butterfly. The wingspan of the glasswing butterfly ranges from 56 to 61 mm. The female butterfly lays her eggs on the leaves of plants that secrete toxins. When the eggs hatch, the caterpillars feed on the toxic leaves to develop. Predators do not dare eat the caterpillars because their bodies contain toxins.

The Spanish call them “espejitos,” which means “little mirrors,” because of their wings. What makes the wings translucent is the tissue system that is arranged in a dome-shaped structure, in patterned panels. This arrangement allows light to pass straight through instead of being reflected.

But that’s not all. The butterfly’s uniqueness lies in the junction between its wings and body, with tiny nanostructures spaced far apart. This arrangement helps to scatter light in all directions, regardless of where it comes from.

And it is this structure that could now create a breakthrough in medicine, specifically ophthalmology.

Engineers have learned from and mimicked the nano-tissue structures of butterfly wings in eye implants for people with glaucoma.

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