Butterfly wings inspire new technologies: From fabrics and cosmetics to sensors Date: September 9, 2013 Source: University of Exeter Summary: A new study has revealed that the stunning iridescent ...

The blue morpho (Morpho peleides) is a spectacular iridescent blue butterfly native to the rainforests of South and Central America. The undersides of the wings are brown with large eyespots and ...

The Blue Morpho's scales, in particular ... Researchers have also been working on recreating the properties of iridescent butterfly wings in a way that might be used to combat counterfeit currency.

Along with the more than 2,000 tropical butterflies seen every day in the Butterfly Center, the Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides) will be easy to spot. It's an iridescent blue butterfly native to the ...

Structural color is why we perceive the Morpho butterfly, a dazzling type of blue butterfly found in South America, Mexico and Central America, as bright blue, along with peacock feathers, iridescent ...

Gleaming in the air, the iridescent blue morpho protects itself from predators using the power of light. Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue ...

The blue morpho butterfly is arguably the most glamorous insect on the planet, and you’d know instantly if you saw one. Spanning wider than your hand, its wings flash an iridescent blue sheen so ...

This is the blue morpho butterfly, which has a cool alien-sounding name, but also has inspired a new biomimetic fabric that refracts light like the butterfly’s wings. It’s just one of the eco ...

The iridescent, silvery-blue hues seen on peacock feathers and ... She also developed a fascination with the wings of the morpho butterfly. The creature's opalescent, blue-green shade was ...

"I have never heard of anyone stealing a live butterfly from a ... The Menelaus blue morpho, which is prized by collectors for its vibrant, iridescent wing markings, lives natively in Central ...