…make up the wing pattern of Hylalophora cecropia, North America’s largest moth:
Hyalophora cecropia, wing
A mosaic of scales…
Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
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A personal blog by Illinois-based biologist and photographer Alex Wild.
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That is incredible. There’s some genes hard at work!
Cute!
Years ago when I taught general biology at a university in Virginia, I had my students learn to use a dissecting microscope through an exercise with insects in which they had to make observations at different magnifications.
Many of the women said they thought butterflies were so beautiful until I had them examine them with a dissecting microscope.
I find the details, as shown here, also beautiful and quite intriguing.
I guess I lost a few with that exercise.
Wow ABM, you taught an university class/course? Nice.