...-mail: [email protected] 24 4 2002 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2002 2002 feather colour iridescence interference colour bird Colour varies across pigmented surfaces in a fairly straightforward way. The pigment produces a spectrally selective reflection, which...

... of the alternating layers suggests that the dense layer has a refractive index (RI) near 2·0 and may be a melanoprotein. 4 12 1984 © 1985 by Company of Biologists 1985 Interference colour epicuticle Cicindela . The widespread occurrence of structural coloration in insect cuticle...

... and reflectance of interference colour. Third instar larvae and pupae were excavated from their burrows and reared to adulthood in the laboratory. Larvae were placed in glass tubes, 70 cm × 30 mm. The extreme length was necessary for C. scute Haris whose burrows often exceed 50 cm. Tubes were packed...