Abstract

The coloration of butterflies is often spectacular and serves a variety of purposes which include attracting a mate, distracting predators, camouflage and the regulation of temperature. Its origin is a complex interaction of scattering, pigmentation, diffraction and thin film interference effects which was hotly disputed by such eminent authorities as Wood, Raleigh and Michelson. We now have a clearer, though by no means complete, understanding.

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