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Butterflies have two sources of color pigmented color and structural color. Browns and yellows come from the pigment melanin, just like how humans tan. Butterflies get their shimmer from structural color, the light passes through multiple layers of their transparent wings and creates multiple reflections of light that intensify their colors.
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"The nanostructure of the chitin, or wing scale," Prudic says, "affects what light is reflected and how it's reflected." This is what makes butterfly wings iridescent—the quality that makes them change color according to the angle from which you look at them, Prudic says.
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∙ 9y agoButterflies are different colors because they area different species of butterfly. There are many different species of butterfly and each has its own color markings.
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∙ 6y agoRandom genetic mutation can result in different colorings for butterflies. The same as for different color and other attirbutes in breeds of cats, dogs, and even people.
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∙ 13y agobecause of the color they eat
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∙ 15y agoaqua marine, magenta, indago, turkoise
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∙ 13y agoto attract the female butterfly
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What color are butterfly's antennas?
Most are black. Some species of butterflies have different colors on their antennae. Great Southern White butterflies have light blue tips to their antenna. Some are striped. The antennae get their color from scales, like the rest of the butterfly.
What is the size shape and color of a monarch butterfly?
They can be all the colours of the rainbowButterflies come in many different colors. Colors include red, yellow, blue, green orange, purple, black or white. Many butterflies are a combination of different colors. There really are so many different colors that a butterfly can be!
Meaning of brown butterflies with white spots?
Butterfly colors vary based on their genetic makeup. Different types of butterflies have a predisposition to be a certain color and pattern.
Are butterflies made of butter?
Butterflies are living creatures. These living creatures were not invented but instead discovered in all of their many different species.
How are fish and butterflies alike?
Both butterflies and fish hatch from eggs. Some species of butterflies and fish have colors and designs that mimic other poisonous butterflies or fish, in order to scare off predators. They also both have aerodynamic bodies for flying or swimming.
Do butterflies have different colors?
Yes.
Do butterfly colors change with surroundings?
No. Some other animals do that, but I never heard this about butterflies. If you see butterflies in many different colors, that's because you are actually seeing different species of butterflies. There are many thousands of species.
How do you identify a butterfly?
There are many different types of butterflies. They are usually identified by their colors and by the markings on their wings.
Do you no who are butterfly?
butterflies have brighter colors on their wings,
Are butterfly's males?
Butterflies are either male or female with most species the colors of the fore wings or hind wings are a bit different to differenciate the sex.
What color are butterfly's antennas?
Most are black. Some species of butterflies have different colors on their antennae. Great Southern White butterflies have light blue tips to their antenna. Some are striped. The antennae get their color from scales, like the rest of the butterfly.
What three colors can butterflies see?
Red, Green, and Yellow. They can also see ultraviolet colors, or colors the human can't see
Are all butterflies symmetrical?
No, because if they were, how would they reproduce?
What is a butterflies favorite tree?
A butterflies favorite tree depends on the type of butterfly. Different butterflies prefer different types of leaves and plants.
What is meaning of colors in flowers?
they attract birds, bees, butterflies...etc. for pollination...
Which insect is lovely?
If by lovely you mean pretty, many people call butterflies and lady bugs pretty, but many beetles have bright colors on them; dragon flies can be red blue green or yellow, and wasps can be many many different colors
How are butterflies and bears different?
butterflies taste with there feet bears taste with there tounge
