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Monarch Wing Scale

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Created 9/21/2004 5:00:00 AM

ESEM image of a portion of a Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) wing scale from a Bugscope session with Harrington Middle School, Mt. Laurel, NJ. The larger divisions (roughly horizontal) are about 1.6 micrometers apart. The smaller parallel components (angled) are about 70 nanometers apart.

Credits

Maureen Barrett , Harrington Middle School, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey

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