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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Image of the Week - 25 March 2003

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Monarch Butterfly Wing Scale

Image showing the architecture of the tip of a single scale from the wing of a male Monarch butterfly. Taken as an ultra high definition scan using the ESEM in HiVac mode. Original magnification about 30,000x. The vertical ridges are 1 to 2 micrometers apart.

Image Courtesy: Scott J. Robinson

Contact: sjrobin@uiuc.edu

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