Marpesia marcella wing scales

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Charles Krebs
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Marpesia marcella wing scales

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Two types of scales on the upper wing surfaces. The scales in the second shot are strongly iridescent with blue/purple colors, but only with light from a certain angle, otherwise they appear a dull grayish-brown.


Nikon MM-11 microscope, Olympus 50/0.50 LMPlanFL N , Olympus TLU tube lens, 50X on sensor, Canon T3i
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Nikon MM-11 microscope, Olympus 50/0.50 LMPlanFL N , Olympus TLU tube lens, 50X on sensor, Canon T3i
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Charlie,

Beautiful, well executed images.

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Charlie

Excellent comparison, those are some chubby looking scales.

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