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Figure 5

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

Figure 5

Scatterograms and reflectance spectra of a single green scale of Parides aeneas illuminated with a wide-aperture, white-light beam. A, B Scatterograms of the upperside and the underside of the scale with unpolarized light. C Reflectance peak wavelengths, derived from reflectance measurements, compared to peak wavelengths calculated with the interference condition of classical multilayer theory.

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