
She is named for the bold black-and-white tiger-striped body pattern — distinctive even at small mosquito size.

She is named for the bold black-and-white tiger-striped body pattern — distinctive even at small mosquito size.

A flying blue morpho is visible from a kilometer overhead — the iridescent flash penetrates rainforest canopy.

Waitomo Cave's ceiling can hold tens of thousands of glow-worms — looking up resembles staring at an inverted Milky Way.

The male's iridescent fan reflects nano-structured colors brighter than nearly anything else measured on an arthropod.

Cuckoo wasp colors come from structural iridescence — the same physics as butterfly wings and oil films, NOT pigment.

The Madagascan sunset moth is widely described as the most beautiful insect on Earth — iridescent green, blue, orange, gold, and red shifting with angle.

Orchid bees show brilliant iridescent green, blue, and copper coloration — structural color similar to morpho butterflies.