Butterfly wing scale (part)
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a butterfly wing scale (x 11, 000). Microscopic ridges on these scales can give the insect its colour by reflecting the light in a certain way
Picture No
10705250
Media ID
47575296
Size
4171px x 4130px
(13.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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