Light micrograph of the overlapping scales on the wing of a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio machaon. Bright field illumination. Magnification: x40 at 3

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Light micrograph of the overlapping scales on the wing of a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio machaon. Bright field illumination. Magnification: x40 at 35mm size.

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Size: 5262px × 3492px
Photo credit: © POWER AND SYRED/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, butterfly, insect, insecta, invertebrate, invertebrates, machaon, nature, papilio, swallowtail, wildlife, wingscales, zoology