Imaging scatterometry and microspectrophotometry of lycaenid butterfly wing scales with perforated multilayers.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1098/rsif.2008.0299.focus and PMC identifier 2586095.
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Abstract
We studied the structural as well as spatial and spectral reflectance characteristics of the wing scales of lycaenid butterfly species, where the scale bodies consist of perforated multilayers. The extent of the spatial scattering profiles was measured with a newly built scatterometer. The width of the reflectance spectra, measured with a microspectrophotometer, decreased with the degree of perforation, in agreement with the calculations based on multilayer theory.
Medical subject headings
- Butterflies
- Light
- Scattering, Radiation
- Spectrophotometry
- Wings, Animal