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Photo by pamsai
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Description:

Seems to have a pair of transparent wings over the top of it's other ones.

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Comments (6)
pamsai
thanks Lauren... I can see it now!
pamsai
thanks Mark and Lauren for setting me straight!
LaurenZarate
Optical illusion Pam! What looks like a pair of transparent wings is just the antennae on one side coinciding perfectly with the edge of the underwing on the other side, with the shine of the top wing in just the right place. Funny.
pamsai
Right! Thought that was strange! I think I need stronger glasses!
Mark Ridgway
It does seem that way Pam.. until I put my glasses on :-) Those antennae a perfectly laid out to suggest a wing shape. Tricky. Glasses on! You are obviously enjoying central America.

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PublishedAugust 2, 2013

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