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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
The elytra of male beetles Chlorophila obscuripennis (Coleoptera) display an inconspicuous iridescent bluish green color. By structural characterizations we find that the outermost elytral surface comprises a sculpted multilayer, which is the origin of structural coloration. In elytra both structural green and cyan colors are observed which arise from the modulations imposed on the multilayer, leading to a bluish green color by color mixing. The adoption of the sculpted multilayer can render structural coloration inconspicuous, which could be advantageous for camouflage. In addition, it can cause light emergence at nonspecular angles.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1539-3755
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
012901
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Inconspicuous structural coloration in the elytra of beetles Chlorophila obscuripennis (Coleoptera).
pubmed:affiliation
Surface Physics Laboratory and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article