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Moth Scales
Oct 30, 2023 • 7:21 PM UTC
United States
340x Magnification
Insects and Arachnids
Holly Stuart (Foldscope Team)
Education Specialist at Foldscope Instruments
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I found a moth in my windowsill. I applied clear tape to one of its wings to extract some of its scales & placed the tape on a glass slide.
Images captured using the Foldscope 2.0 and the 340X magnification lens with 5X zoom on my phone.
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