Callithea philotima wing scales

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Charles Krebs
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Callithea philotima wing scales

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These small metallic iridescent scales were photographed at about 12X and then at about 40X. I didn't "tent" the light source around the wing, so these scales take on a sort of "brushed" gritty appearance.

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Splendids!

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Post by augusthouse »

Callithea philotima are interesting little butterflies.

I have a pair m/f that I 'set' some time ago; but, so far I have not been able to take a reasonable photograph of the underside; except for one image that ended up looking like a Tiffany lampshade.

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Excellent shots!
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