Biology, Nature.

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 Common Jay Butterfly Wing
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 Scales Under Foldscope
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 Where do butterflies get their striking colors?


 Wing of a Common Jay (
 
 Graphium doson
 
 ) Papilionidae .


 Butterflies actually get their colors from Ordinary(pigmented) and Structural color The ordinary comes from pigments Structural color is due to Iridescence

Iridescent Scales of Common Jay Butterfly.

Iridescent Scales of Common Jay Butterfly.

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