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Images of a white beetle at different magnifications: (a) photograph of the Cyphochilus beetle; (b) micrograph of the organization of the scales; (c) SEM image of a cross-section of a Cyphochilus scale showing the interconnected network of chitin filaments which is responsible for the white appearance of the insect. Scale bar: (a) 1 cm, (b) 200 µm and (c) 1 µm.
