A Literal Elytral Rainbow: Tunable Structural Colors Using Single Diamond Biophotonic Crystals in Pachyrrhynchus congestus Weevils

Wilts, Bodo D.; Saranathan, Vinodkumar

doi:10.1002/smll.201802328

Title: A Literal Elytral Rainbow: Tunable Structural Colors Using Single Diamond Biophotonic Crystals in Pachyrrhynchus congestus Weevils

Journal Article · Wed Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Small

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201802328· OSTI ID:1464836

^[1];

^[2]

Adolphe Merkle Institute University of Fribourg Chemin des Verdiers 4 1700 Fribourg Switzerland
Division of Science Yale‐NUS College 10 College Avenue West Singapore 138609 Singapore, NUS Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Initiative (NUSNNI‐NanoCore) National University of Singapore Singapore 117576 Singapore, Department of Biological Science National University of Singapore Singapore 117543 Singapore, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum National University of Singapore Singapore 117377 Singapore

Abstract The brilliant colors of many insects arise from the interference of incident light with complex nanostructured biomaterials that are present in their cuticle. Here, the rainbow‐colored spots on the elytra of a snout weevil, Pachyrrhynchus congestus pavonius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), are investigated using synchrotron small‐angle X‐ray scattering, scanning electron microscopy, microspectrophotometry, and photonic bandgap modeling. It is shown that the iridescent scales present in the rainbow‐hued spots are due to a 3D photonic crystal network of chitin in air with a single diamond ( Fd ‐3 m ) symmetry. In many insects, different orientations of photonic crystal domains are used to create various hues. In this weevil, however, both the chitin volume fractions as well as the lattice parameters of the biologically self‐assembled single diamond nanostructure are varied to achieve the remarkable tuning of the structural colors across the visible light spectrum on a scale‐by‐scale basis. Uncovering the precise mechanism of color tuning employed by this weevil has important implications for further structural and developmental research on biophotonic nanostructures and may provide fresh impetus for bioinspired and biomimetic multifunctional applications, as synthesis of photonic crystals at visible length scales is currently challenging.

View Accepted Manuscript (Publisher)

Cite

Export

Save

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: DE‐AC02‐06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1464836

Journal Information:: Small, Journal Name: Small Vol. 14 Journal Issue: 46; ISSN 1613-6810

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

Citation Metrics:

Cited by: 20 works

Citation information provided by
Web of Science

References (84)

Biological versus electronic adaptive coloration: how can one inform the other? Kreit, Eric; Mäthger, Lydia M.; Hanlon, Roger T. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Vol. 10, Issue 78 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0601	journal	January 2013
How Noniridescent Colors Are Generated by Quasi-ordered Structures of Bird Feathers Noh, Heeso; Liew, Seng Fatt; Saranathan, Vinodkumar Advanced Materials, Vol. 22, Issue 26-27 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200903699	journal	April 2010
Opal analogue discovered in a weevil Parker, Andrew R.; Welch, Victoria L.; Driver, Dominique Nature, Vol. 426, Issue 6968 https://doi.org/10.1038/426786a	journal	December 2003
A Comprehensive Model for Colour Pattern Formation in Butterflies Nijhout, H. F. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 239, Issue 1294 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1990.0009	journal	February 1990
Biomimetic Isotropic Nanostructures for Structural Coloration Forster, Jason D.; Noh, Heeso; Liew, Seng Fatt Advanced Materials, Vol. 22, Issue 26-27 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200903693	journal	April 2010
Natural Helicoidal Structures: Morphology, Self-assembly and Optical Properties Wilts, Bodo D.; Whitney, Heather M.; Glover, Beverley J. Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2014.09.021	journal	January 2014
A 3D Optical Metamaterial Made by Self-Assembly Vignolini, Silvia; Yufa, Nataliya A.; Cunha, Pedro S. Advanced Materials, Vol. 24, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201103610	journal	October 2011
Bicontinuous Cubic Block Copolymer Photonic Crystals Urbas, A. M.; Maldovan, M.; DeRege, P. Advanced Materials, Vol. 14, Issue 24 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200290018	journal	December 2002
Photonic Crystals Meade, Robert D. VE; Johnson, Steven G.; Winn, Joshua N. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400828241	book	December 2008
Tunable Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Photonic Crystals Urbas, A.; Sharp, R.; Fink, Y. Advanced Materials, Vol. 12, Issue 11, p. 812-814 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-4095(200006)12:11<812::AID-ADMA812>3.0.CO;2-8	journal	June 2000
Photonic crystal micro-pixelation and additive color mixing in weevil scales Nagi, Ramneet K.; Montanari, Danielle E.; Bartl, Michael H. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Vol. 13, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/aaaf55	journal	April 2018
Orange reflection from a three-dimensional photonic crystal in the scales of the weevil Pachyrrhynchus congestus pavonius (Curculionidae) Welch, Victoria; Lousse, Virginie; Deparis, Olivier Physical Review E, Vol. 75, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.75.041919	journal	April 2007
Structural Diversity of Arthropod Biophotonic Nanostructures Spans Amphiphilic Phase-Space Saranathan, Vinodkumar; Seago, Ainsley E.; Sandy, Alec Nano Letters, Vol. 15, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00201	journal	May 2015
Nano-Optics in the Biological World: Beetles, Butterflies, Birds, and Moths Srinivasarao, Mohan Chemical Reviews, Vol. 99, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1021/cr970080y	journal	July 1999
Alignment of crystal orientations of the multi-domain photonic crystals in Parides sesostris wing scales Yoshioka, S.; Fujita, H.; Kinoshita, S. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Vol. 11, Issue 92 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2013.1029	journal	March 2014
Developing optical efficiency through optimized coating structure: biomimetic inspiration from white beetles Hallam, Benny T.; Hiorns, Anthony G.; Vukusic, Peter Applied Optics, Vol. 48, Issue 17 https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.48.003243	journal	January 2009
ImageJ2: ImageJ for the next generation of scientific image data Rueden, Curtis T.; Schindelin, Johannes; Hiner, Mark C. BMC Bioinformatics, Vol. 18, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-017-1934-z	journal	November 2017
Amorphous diamond-structured photonic crystal in the feather barbs of the scarlet macaw Yin, H.; Dong, B.; Liu, X. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 109, Issue 27 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1204383109	journal	May 2012
Triply Periodic Bicontinuous Cubic Microdomain Morphologies by Symmetries Wohlgemuth, Meinhard; Yufa, Nataliya; Hoffman, James Macromolecules, Vol. 34, Issue 17 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0019499	journal	August 2001
Photonic nanoarchitectures in butterflies and beetles: valuable sources for bioinspiration Biró, L. P.; Vigneron, J. P. Laser & Photonics Reviews, Vol. 5, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.200900018	journal	December 2010
Transcriptome analysis of the epidermis of the purple quail-like (q-lp) mutant of silkworm, Bombyx mori Wang, Pingyang; Qiu, Zhiyong; Xia, Dingguo PLOS ONE, Vol. 12, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175994	journal	April 2017
It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature: Functional Materials in Insects Schroeder, Thomas B. H.; Houghtaling, Jared; Wilts, Bodo D. Advanced Materials, Vol. 30, Issue 19 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201705322	journal	March 2018
Diamond-Structured Titania Photonic-Bandgap Crystals from Biological Templates Galusha, Jeremy W.; Jorgensen, Matthew R.; Bartl, Michael H. Advanced Materials, Vol. 22, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200902852	journal	January 2010
The Gyroid: A New Equilibrium Morphology in Weakly Segregated Diblock Copolymers Hajduk, Damian A.; Harper, Paul E.; Gruner, Sol M. Macromolecules, Vol. 27, Issue 15 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma00093a006	journal	July 1994
Evolutionary-Optimized Photonic Network Structure in White Beetle Wing Scales Wilts, Bodo D.; Sheng, Xiaoyuan; Holler, Mirko Advanced Materials, Vol. 30, Issue 19 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201702057	journal	June 2017
Optical Properties of Gyroid Structured Materials: From Photonic Crystals to Metamaterials Dolan, James A.; Wilts, Bodo D.; Vignolini, Silvia Advanced Optical Materials, Vol. 3, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201400333	journal	November 2014
Discovery of ordered and quasi-ordered photonic crystal structures in the scales of the beetle Eupholus magnificus Pouya, C.; Stavenga, D. G.; Vukusic, P. Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.011355	journal	January 2011
Study of natural photonic crystals in beetle scales and their conversion into inorganic structures via a sol–gel bio-templating route Galusha, Jeremy W.; Richey, Lauren R.; Jorgensen, Matthew R. J. Mater. Chem., Vol. 20, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1039/B913217A	journal	January 2010
Gold bugs and beyond: a review of iridescence and structural colour mechanisms in beetles (Coleoptera) Seago, Ainsley E.; Brady, Parrish; Vigneron, Jean-Pol Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Vol. 6, Issue suppl_2 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2008.0354.focus	journal	October 2008
Exploring for 3D photonic bandgap structures in the 11 f.c.c. space groups Maldovan, Martin; Ullal, Chaitanya K.; Carter, W. Craig Nature Materials, Vol. 2, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat979	journal	September 2003
Coloration using higher order optical interference in the wing pattern of the Madagascan sunset moth Yoshioka, S.; Nakano, T.; Nozue, Y. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Vol. 5, Issue 21 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2007.1268	journal	September 2007
Layer-by-Layer Formation of Block-Copolymer-Derived TiO2 for Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Guldin, Stefan; Docampo, Pablo; Stefik, Morgan Small, Vol. 8, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201102063	journal	December 2011
Photonic properties of bicontinuous cubic microphases Maldovan, M.; Urbas, A. M.; Yufa, N. Physical Review B, Vol. 65, Issue 16 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.65.165123	journal	April 2002
Biomimetic gyroid nanostructures exceeding their natural origins Gan, Zongsong; Turner, Mark D.; Gu, Min Science Advances, Vol. 2, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1600084	journal	May 2016
Block copolymers as photonic bandgap materials Fink, Y.; Urbas, A. M.; Bawendi, M. G. Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 17, Issue 11, p. 1963-1969 https://doi.org/10.1109/50.802981	journal	November 1999
3D titania photonic crystals replicated from gyroid structures in butterfly wing scales: approaching full band gaps at visible wavelengths Mille, Christian; Tyrode, Eric C.; Corkery, Robert W. RSC Advances, Vol. 3, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ra22506a	journal	January 2013
Extreme Refractive Index Wing Scale Beads Containing Dense Pterin Pigments Cause the Bright Colors of Pierid Butterflies Wilts, Bodo D.; Wijnen, Bas; Leertouwer, Hein L. Advanced Optical Materials, Vol. 5, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201600879	journal	November 2016
Full Color Stop Bands in Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Block Copolymer Photonic Gels by Swelling−Freezing Kang, Changjoon; Kim, Eunjoo; Baek, Heeyoel Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 131, Issue 22 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja9021478	journal	June 2009
Rapid colour changes in multilayer reflecting stripes in the paradise whiptail, Pentapodus paradiseus Mathger, L. M. Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol. 206, Issue 20 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.00599	journal	October 2003
Block copolymer self-assembly for nanophotonics Stefik, Morgan; Guldin, Stefan; Vignolini, Silvia Chemical Society Reviews, Vol. 44, Issue 15 https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CS00517A	journal	January 2015
Block Copolymers—Designer Soft Materials Bates, Frank S.; Fredrickson, Glenn H. Physics Today, Vol. 52, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.882522	journal	February 1999
Direct determination of the refractive index of natural multilayer systems Yoshioka, Shinya; Kinoshita, Shuichi Physical Review E, Vol. 83, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.83.051917	journal	May 2011
Butterfly gyroid nanostructures as a time-frozen glimpse of intracellular membrane development Wilts, Bodo D.; Apeleo Zubiri, Benjamin; Klatt, Michael A. Science Advances, Vol. 3, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1603119	journal	April 2017
Refractive index and dispersion of butterfly chitin and bird keratin measured by polarizing interference microscopy Leertouwer, Hein L.; Wilts, Bodo D.; Stavenga, Doekele G. Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 24 https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.024061	journal	January 2011
3D Rutile Titania-Based Structures with Morpho Butterfly Wing Scale Morphologies Weatherspoon, Michael R.; Cai, Ye; Crne, Matija Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 47, Issue 41 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200801311	journal	September 2008
Brilliant camouflage : photonic crystals in the diamond weevil, Entimus imperialis Wilts, Bodo D.; Michielsen, Kristel; Kuipers, Jeroen Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 279, Issue 1738 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.2651	journal	February 2012
Extreme Optical Properties Tuned Through Phase Substitution in a Structurally Optimized Biological Photonic Polycrystal Wu, Xia; Erbe, Andreas; Raabe, Dierk Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 23, Issue 29 https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201203597	journal	March 2013
Structural Origin of Circularly Polarized Iridescence in Jeweled Beetles Sharma, Vivek; Crne, Matija; Park, Jung Ok Science, Vol. 325, Issue 5939 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1172051	journal	July 2009
Anatomically diverse butterfly scales all produce structural colours by coherent scattering Prum, R. O. Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol. 209, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.02051	journal	February 2006
Structure and development of iridescent butterfly scales: Lattices and laminae Ghiradella, H. Journal of Morphology, Vol. 202, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1052020106	journal	October 1989
Organellogenesis of the cephalopod iridophore: Cytomembranes in development Arnold, John M. Journal of Ultrastructure Research, Vol. 20, Issue 5-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5320(67)80109-6	journal	October 1967
Electromagnetic characterization of millimetre-scale replicas of the gyroid photonic crystal found in the butterfly Parides sesostris Pouya, C.; Vukusic, P. Interface Focus, Vol. 2, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2011.0091	journal	February 2012
Block-iterative frequency-domain methods for Maxwell's equations in a planewave basis Johnson, Steven; Joannopoulos, John Optics Express, Vol. 8, Issue 3, p. 173-190 https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.8.000173	journal	January 2001
Scale coloration change following water absorption in the beetle Hoplia coerulea (Coleoptera) Rassart, Marie; Simonis, Priscilla; Bay, Annick Physical Review E, Vol. 80, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.031910	journal	September 2009
The role of protein assembly in dynamically tunable bio-optical tissues Tao, Andrea R.; DeMartini, Daniel G.; Izumi, Michi Biomaterials, Vol. 31, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.10.038	journal	February 2010
Weyl points and line nodes in gyroid photonic crystals Lu, Ling; Fu, Liang; Joannopoulos, John D. Nature Photonics, Vol. 7, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2013.42	journal	March 2013
Membrane invaginations facilitate reversible water flux driving tunable iridescence in a dynamic biophotonic system DeMartini, D. G.; Krogstad, D. V.; Morse, D. E. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 110, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1217260110	journal	January 2013
Quantifying the refractive index dispersion of a pigmented biological tissue using Jamin–Lebedeff interference microscopy Stavenga, Doekele G.; Leertouwer, Hein L.; Wilts, Bodo D. Light: Science & Applications, Vol. 2, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2013.56	journal	September 2013
Biomimetics of photonic nanostructures Parker, Andrew R.; Townley, Helen E. Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 2, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2007.152	journal	June 2007
Electron tomography and computer visualisation of a three-dimensional ‘photonic’ crystal in a butterfly wing-scale Argyros, A.; Manos, S.; Large, M. C. J. Micron, Vol. 33, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0968-4328(01)00044-0	journal	January 2002
On the colour of wing scales in butterflies: iridescence and preferred orientation of single gyroid photonic crystals Corkery, Robert W.; Tyrode, Eric C. Interface Focus, Vol. 7, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2016.0154	journal	June 2017
Method for modeling additive color effect in photonic polycrystals with form anisotropic elements: the case of Entimus imperialis weevil Mouchet, Sébastien; Colomer, Jean-François; Vandenbem, Cédric Optics Express, Vol. 21, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.013228	journal	January 2013
Guanine-Based Photonic Crystals in Fish Scales Form from an Amorphous Precursor Gur, Dvir; Politi, Yael; Sivan, Berta Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 52, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201205336	journal	September 2012
Development of colour-producing β-keratin nanostructures in avian feather barbs Prum, Richard O.; Dufresne, Eric R.; Quinn, Tim Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Vol. 6, Issue suppl_2 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2008.0466.focus	journal	January 2009
Photonic crystals through holographic lithography: Simple cubic, diamond-like, and gyroid-like structures Ullal, Chaitanya K.; Maldovan, Martin; Thomas, Edwin L. Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 84, Issue 26 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1765734	journal	June 2004
Miniature chiral beamsplitter based on gyroid photonic crystals Turner, Mark D.; Saba, Matthias; Zhang, Qiming Nature Photonics, Vol. 7, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2013.233	journal	September 2013
Circular Dichroism in Biological Photonic Crystals and Cubic Chiral Nets Saba, M.; Thiel, M.; Turner, M. D. Physical Review Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.103902	journal	March 2011
Coloration strategies in peacock feathers Zi, J.; Yu, X.; Li, Y. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 100, Issue 22 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2133313100	journal	October 2003
Structure, function, and self-assembly of single network gyroid (I4132) photonic crystals in butterfly wing scales Saranathan, V.; Osuji, C. O.; Mochrie, S. G. J. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 107, Issue 26 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0909616107	journal	June 2010
Changes in reflectin protein phosphorylation are associated with dynamic iridescence in squid Izumi, Michi; Sweeney, Alison M.; DeMartini, Daniel Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Vol. 7, Issue 44 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2009.0299	journal	July 2009
Quantified interference and diffraction in single Morpho butterfly scales Vukusic, P.; Sambles, J. R.; Lawrence, C. R. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 266, Issue 1427 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1999.0794	journal	July 1999
Network Phases in ABC Triblock Copolymers Epps, Thomas H.; Cochran, Eric W.; Hardy, Cordell M. Macromolecules, Vol. 37, Issue 19 https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0493426	journal	September 2004
Discovery of a diamond-based photonic crystal structure in beetle scales Galusha, Jeremy W.; Richey, Lauren R.; Gardner, John S. Physical Review E, Vol. 77, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.77.050904	journal	May 2008
Shine and Hide: Biological Photonic Crystals on the Wings of Weevils Wilts, Bodo D.; IJbema, Natasja; Michielsen, Kristel MRS Proceedings, Vol. 1504 https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2013.184	journal	January 2013
Physics of structural colors Kinoshita, S.; Yoshioka, S.; Miyazaki, J. Reports on Progress in Physics, Vol. 71, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/71/7/076401	journal	June 2008
Structure and optical function of amorphous photonic nanostructures from avian feather barbs: a comparative small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis of 230 bird species Saranathan, Vinodkumar; Forster, Jason D.; Noh, Heeso Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Vol. 9, Issue 75 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0191	journal	May 2012
Polarized iridescence of the multilayered elytra of the Japanese jewel beetle, Chrysochroa fulgidissima Stavenga, Doekele G.; Wilts, Bodo D.; Leertouwer, Hein L. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 366, Issue 1565 https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0197	journal	March 2011
Photonic structures in biology Vukusic, Pete; Sambles, J. Roy Nature, Vol. 424, Issue 6950 https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01941	journal	August 2003
Bright-White Beetle Scales Optimise Multiple Scattering of Light Burresi, Matteo; Cortese, Lorenzo; Pattelli, Lorenzo Scientific Reports, Vol. 4, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep06075	journal	August 2014
Divisionistic Generation of Skin Hue and the Change of Shade in the Scalycheek Damselfish, Pomacentrus lepidogenys Kasukawa, Hiroaki; Oshima, Noriko Pigment Cell Research, Vol. 1, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0749.1987.tb00406.x	journal	November 1987
Domain morphology, boundaries, and topological defects in biophotonic gyroid nanostructures of butterfly wing scales Singer, Andrej; Boucheron, Leandra; Dietze, Sebastian H. Science Advances, Vol. 2, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1600149	journal	June 2016
Nanostructural self-assembly of iridescent feather barbules through depletion attraction of melanosomes during keratinization Maia, Rafael; Macedo, Regina H. F.; Shawkey, Matthew D. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Vol. 9, Issue 69 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2011.0456	journal	August 2011
Cryptic iridescence in a fossil weevil generated by single diamond photonic crystals McNamara, Maria E.; Saranathan, Vinod; Locatelli, Emma R. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Vol. 11, Issue 100 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0736	journal	November 2014
Switchable reflector in the Panamanian tortoise beetle Charidotella egregia (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) Vigneron, Jean Pol; Pasteels, Jacques M.; Windsor, Donald M. Physical Review E, Vol. 76, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.76.031907	journal	September 2007

Similar Records

Evolution of Insect Iridescence: Origins of Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals in Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)

Journal Article · Wed May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Integrative and Comparative Biology · OSTI ID:1464836

Seago, Ainsley E.; Oberprieler, Rolf; Saranathan, Vinod Kumar

Brilliant angle-independent structural colours preserved in weevil scales from the Swiss Pleistocene

Journal Article · Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Biology Letters · OSTI ID:1464836

McDonald, Luke T.; Narayanan, Suresh; Sandy, Alec; +2 more

Impact of seed predators on the herb Baptista lanceolata (Fabales: Fabacae).

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004 · Florida Entomologist · OSTI ID:1464836

Horn, Scott; Hanula, James L

Title: A Literal Elytral Rainbow: Tunable Structural Colors Using Single Diamond Biophotonic Crystals in Pachyrrhynchus congestus Weevils

Citation Formats

References (84)

Similar Records

Related Subjects