''Oleria onega'', the Onega clearwing or Onega glasswing, is a species of

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of the family

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. It is found from

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to southern

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. The

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is about .Parque Nacional Sangay
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'' species.

Subspecies

*''Oleria onega onega'' (Brazil (Amazonas)) *''Oleria onega ilerda'' (Hewitson,

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(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)

References

Ithomiini Lepidoptera of Brazil Lepidoptera of Colombia Lepidoptera of Ecuador Lepidoptera of Peru Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1851 Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Danainae-stub