Moth Wing Scales #1
by Frank Fox/science Photo Library
Title
Moth Wing Scales #1
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Frank Fox/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Moth wing scales. Light micrograph of scales on the wing of a Urania moth. The colour of a butterfly or moth's wing can arise either from a pigment contained in the scales or from iridescence produced by the actual structure of the scales themselves. This iridescence is produced by the diffraction of light by the microscopic structure of these scales. Magnification: x114 when printed at 10 centimetres across.
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September 20th, 2018
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