''Greta'' is a genus of clearwing ( ithomiine) butterflies, named by Arthur Francis Hemming in 1934. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family,

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, and are found in

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, and the

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Species

Arranged alphabetically: Nymphalidae Study Group website
* '' Greta alphesiboea'' (Hewitson, 1869) * '' Greta andromica'' (Hewitson,

854 __NOTOC__ Year 854 ( DCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Emperor Lothair I meets his (half) brothers (Louis the German and Charles the Bald) in Attigny, Ardennes for the third ...

– andromica clearwing * '' Greta annette'' (Guérin-Ménéville,

844 __NOTOC__ Year 844 ( DCCCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – Battle of Mauropotamos: A Byzantine expedition under Theoktistos is sent to Anatolia (mod ...

– white-spotted clearwing * '' Greta cubana'' (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1862) – Cuban clearwing * '' Greta clavijoi'' * '' Greta depauperata'' (Boisduval, 1870) * '' Greta dercetis'' (Doubleday & Hewitson, 1847) * ''

Greta diaphanus ''Greta diaphanus'', the Antillean clearwing, is a species of clearwing ( ithomiine) butterflies, named by Dru Drury in 1773.773 __NOTOC__ Year 773 ( DCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 773rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 773rd year of the 1st millennium, the 73rd year of the 8th century, and t ...

– Antillean clearwing * '' Greta enigma'' (Haensch, 1905) * '' Greta esula'' (Hewitson, 1855) * '' Greta gabiglooris'' (Brabant & Bischler, 2005) – Gabi's clearwing * ''

Greta gardneri Greta may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Greta'' (2018 film), a thriller film directed by Neil Jordan * ''Greta'' (2020 film), a documentary film about activist Greta Thunberg Music * Greta (band), hard rock band * Greta (song), ...

'' (Weeks, 1901) * ''

Greta hermana Greta may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Greta'' (2018 film), a thriller film directed by Neil Jordan * ''Greta'' (2020 film), a documentary film about activist Greta Thunberg Music * Greta (band), hard rock band * Greta (song), ...

'' (Haensch, 1903) * ''

Greta libethris ''Greta libethris'', the Libethris clearwing, is a day active ithomiine butterfly from the subfamily Ithomiinae. Description ''Greta libethris'' has a wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one ...

'' (C & R Felder, 1867) – Libethris clearwing * ''

Greta lojana Greta may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Greta'' (2018 film), a thriller film directed by Neil Jordan * ''Greta'' (2020 film), a documentary film about activist Greta Thunberg Music * Greta (band), hard rock band * Greta (song), ...

'' (Vitale & Bollino, 2001) * ''

Greta lydia Greta may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Greta'' (2018 film), a thriller film directed by Neil Jordan * ''Greta'' (2020 film), a documentary film about activist Greta Thunberg Music * Greta (band), hard rock band * Greta (song), ...

'' (Weymer, 1899) * ''

Greta morgane ''Greta morgane'', the thick-tipped greta, is a day active ithomiine butterfly from the subfamily Ithomiinae.Greta nero Greta may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Greta'' (2018 film), a thriller film directed by Neil Jordan * ''Greta'' (2020 film), a documentary film about activist Greta Thunberg Music * Greta (band), hard rock band * Greta (song), ...

'' (Hewitson, 1854) – Nero clearwing * ''

Greta ochretis Greta may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Greta'' (2018 film), a thriller film directed by Neil Jordan * ''Greta'' (2020 film), a documentary film about activist Greta Thunberg Music * Greta (band), hard rock band * Greta (song), ...

'' (Haensch, 1903) * ''

Greta oneidodes Greta may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Greta'' (2018 film), a thriller film directed by Neil Jordan * ''Greta'' (2020 film), a documentary film about activist Greta Thunberg Music * Greta (band), hard rock band * Greta (song), ...

'' (Kaye, 1918) * ''

Greta ortygia Greta may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Greta'' (2018 film), a thriller film directed by Neil Jordan * ''Greta'' (2020 film), a documentary film about activist Greta Thunberg Music * Greta (band), hard rock band * Greta (song), ...

'' (Weymer, 1890) – orthygia clearwing * ''

Greta oto ''Greta oto'' is a species of brush-footed butterfly and member of the subfamily Danainae, tribe Ithomiini, and subtribe Godyridina. It is known by the common name glasswing butterfly for its transparent wings, which allow it to camouflage with ...

'' (Hewitson, 1854) – glasswing * '' Greta polissena'' (Hewitson,

863 __NOTOC__ Year 863 ( DCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * September 3 – Battle of Lalakaon: A Byzantine army confronts an invasion by Muslim forces, led by Um ...

– Polissena clearwing * '' Greta telesilla'' (Weymer, 1899) * '' Greta theudelinda'' (Hewitson,

861 __NOTOC__ Year 861 ( DCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * March – Robert the Strong is appointed margrave of Neustria by King Charles the Bald. He re-establishes the ...

References

Ithomiini Nymphalidae of South America Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Francis Hemming Butterfly genera Taxa described in 1934 {{Danainae-stub