Analysis of the optical properties of the silvery spots on the wings of the Gulf Fritillary, Dione vanillae

Analysis of the optical properties of the silvery spots on the wings of the Gulf Fritillary, Dione vanillae

Abstract The ventral face of the wings of the butterfly Dione vanillae is covered with bright and shiny silvery spots. These areas contain densely packed ground- and coverscales with a bright metallic appearance reflecting more than 50% of light uniformly over the visible range. Our analysis shows t...

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Main Authors: Andrés Dolinko, Luisa Borgmann, Christian Lutz, Ernest Ronald Curticean, Irene Wacker, María Sol Vidal, Candela Szischik, Yidenekachew Donie, Marina Inchaussandague, Diana Skigin, Hendrik Hölscher, Pablo Tubaro, Ana Barreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98237-9

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98237-9

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