Butterflies: Science on the Wing

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National Public Radio
NPR Staff
Butterflies: Science on the Wing
July 3, 2010

Those butterflies flitting around in your yard aren't just pretty. New research shows their glowing colors have profound implications for scientists and engineers.

The Emerald-patched Cattleheart, found along the Amazon, is one of many butterflies that get their coloring from gyroids, rather than pigments.

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