2007-01-06 20:28:30 · 6 answers · asked by john c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Most of the colors on there wings are not true pigments. The scales on lepidopteran wings refract light waves like a refraction grating. If you put a butterfly under water you will see the "true colors". Most butterflies are brown. This is also true with the blues and greens of bird feathers.
2007-01-07 02:35:43 · answer #1 · answered by bill h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pink
Pink is not a natural color for butterflies even though you see them in cartoons a lot. Think about it have you seen one?
2007-01-06 21:02:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. DC Economist 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is not one color excluded. As a amateur lepidopterist, I have collected hundreds of specimens....an email will get you the photos of about 200 or so species...
2007-01-06 21:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by Frank 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't think of a single one but green seems to be rare.
Do it for the butterflies, Nicky!
2007-01-06 20:43:09 · answer #4 · answered by Bart S 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I'm thinking red and green. But what would I know? I'm colour blind.
2007-01-06 21:54:58 · answer #5 · answered by Terracinese 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
chartruce
2007-01-06 20:36:58 · answer #6 · answered by Bob 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋