Butterfly wing_2 (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Butterfly wing_2

Caption

Look closely at a butterfly wing, and you’ll see it’s covered with innumerable overlapping scales, each a distinct color that blends into a mosaic of patterns from a distance.

Credit

Florida Museum photo by Zachary Randall

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License

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