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From: Pigmentary and photonic coloration mechanisms reveal taxonomic relationships of the Cattlehearts (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Parides)

Figure 4

Scatterograms and reflectance spectra of a green cover scale of P. aeneas illuminated with a narrow-aperture, white-light beam. A Scatterogram of the upper side of the scale showing a diffraction pattern upon a diffuse background. B Scatterogram of the underside of the scale showing a strongly directional blue reflection. C Reflectance spectra of the upper (green curve) and under (olive curve) side of the scale.

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BMC Ecology and Evolution

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