Résumé
The cuticle of the longhorn beetle Pseudomyagrus waterhousei shows a diffuse pattern of mixed blue and violet colors. These colorations arise from a dense layer of droplet-shaped scales covering the dorsal parts of the cuticle. In spite of their lack of iridescence, these colors are shown to be structural and produced by an aggregate of internally ordered photonic-crystal grains. Computer simulations confirm that the blue and violet colors are caused by face-centered-cubic crystallites which dominantly expose their (111) surface to illumination and viewing.
langue originale | Anglais |
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journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
Volume | 83 |
Numéro de publication | 1 |
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Etat de la publication | Publié - 18 janv. 2011 |
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