iridescence Archives - Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/image_tag/iridescence/ Natural History Illustration - for books, magazines & packaging Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:06:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Breast feather of Cockerel https://lizzieharper.co.uk/image/breast-feather-of-cockerel/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:32:55 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?post_type=image&p=11931 Breast feather of Cockerel, showing orange colour and area of green glittering iridescence.

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]]> Common blue morpho butterfly with magnified scales https://lizzieharper.co.uk/image/common-blue-morpho-butterfly-with-magnified-scales/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:43:58 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?post_type=image&p=10533 Common or Peleides blue morpho butterfly Morpho peleides.  Butterfly is on a leaf with magnified detail of the structure of the wing scales.  These ridges cause iridescence.  Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

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]]> Common or Peleides blue morpho butterfly Morpho peleides.  Butterfly is on a leaf with magnified detail of the structure of the wing scales.  These ridges cause iridescence.  Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

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]]> Heterorrhina elegans flower chafer beetle https://lizzieharper.co.uk/image/heterorrhina-elegans-flower-chafer-beetle/ https://lizzieharper.co.uk/image/heterorrhina-elegans-flower-chafer-beetle/#respond Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:03:12 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/image/heterorrhina-elegans-flower-chafer-beetle/ Heterorrhina elegans flower chafer beetle dorsal view showing incredibly shiny bright green thorax and elytra

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]]> https://lizzieharper.co.uk/image/heterorrhina-elegans-flower-chafer-beetle/feed/ 0 Buprestid metallic wood boring beetle https://lizzieharper.co.uk/image/buprestid-metallic-wood-boring-beetle/ https://lizzieharper.co.uk/image/buprestid-metallic-wood-boring-beetle/#respond Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:03:04 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/image/buprestid-metallic-wood-boring-beetle/ Buprestid metallic wood boring beetle cut to whtie showing its extraordinary rainbow colouration

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]]> Buprestid metallic wood boring beetle cut to whtie showing its extraordinary rainbow colouration

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