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. 2009 Jan 21;6(Suppl 2):S133–S148. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0386.focus

Figure 10.

Figure 10

(a) The damselfly Neurobasis chinensis exhibits bright and highly saturated iridescent green hind wings as a result of the melanin-backed multilayer in its (b) wing membrane. (c) TEM images resolve the periodic spatial variation in the constituent material. Scale bars: (a) 1 cm, (b) 5 μm and (c) 0.5 μm.