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Brilliant camouflage: photonic crystals in the diamond weevil, Entimus imperialis

The neotropical diamond weevil, Entimus imperialis, is marked by rows of brilliant spots on the overall black elytra. The spots are concave pits with intricate patterns of structural-coloured scales, consisting of large domains of three-dimensional photonic crystals that have a diamond-type structur...

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Main Authors: Wilts, Bodo D., Michielsen, Kristel, Kuipers, Jeroen, De Raedt, Hans, Stavenga, Doekele G.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: The Royal Society 2012
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350696/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22378806
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.2651
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