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The Red-Spotted Purple is a mimic of the Pipevine Swallowtail. The Pipevine is toxic to predators so the Red-Spotted Purple gets the protection without having to ingest toxins. The glow and the blue/white coloration results from wave interference phenomenon as light reflects off the layers of membrane in the wing scales. The scientific name for this is thin film interference. |
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| Source | Red Spotted Purple |
| Author | John Flannery from Richmond County, North Carolina, USA |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by DrPhotoMoto at https://flickr.com/photos/24135011@N08/2455520620. It was reviewed on 17 November 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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