Lepidoptera Wing Scales (IMAGE)

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Lepidoptera Wing Scales

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Thousands of scales cover the moth body and wings like shingles on a roof, arranged in rows and anchored in a socket. Image taken using a x100 optical microscope from the Université de Québec à Chicoutimi. Scale size = 50 μ; original color has been modified.

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Emy Tremblay, Hubert Morin, Miguel Montoro Girona.

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