Cithaerias pireta aurorina

Cithaerias pireta aurorina (Weymer, 1910), or the Pink Glasswing or the Blushing Phantom inhabits Northern Amazonia: Columbia, Equador, Bolivia. The butterfly wings are tranparent, just two pink spots on the hindwings which helps the butterfly to escape predators. The wingspan of Cithaerias is about 50 mm.
This bead butterfly is loomed and woven of 10 colours.