Robert W. Corkery

Ala viridis sublimis : on butterflies, budgies and bicontinuous greens

Abstract Green structural colour associated with bicontinuous photonic nano structures occurs in both butterflies (Lycaenidae, Papilionidae) and birds (Chloropseidae leafbirds, Psittaculidae parrots). In butterflies and leafbirds, porous chitin or keratin single gyroids reflect g...