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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Stavenga DG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7026391 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in physiology 20200211
Moth wings are densely covered by wing scales that are assumed to specifically function to camouflage nocturnally active species during day time. Generally, moth wing scales are built according to the basic lepidopteran Bauplan, where the upper lamina consists of an array of parallel ridges and the lower lamina is a thin plane. The lower lamina hence acts as a thin film reflector having distinct reflectance spectra that can make the owner colorful and thus conspicuous for predators. Most moth sp ...[more]