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• Eumelanin and pheomelanin are predominant pigments in bumblebee (Apidae: Bombus) pubescence

  Authors:Carlo Polidori, Alberto Jorge, and Concepcion OrnosaFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 24, 20178,589 words Report 1380LBackground Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) are well known for their important inter- and intra-specific variation in hair (or pubescence) color patterns, but the chemical nature of the pigments associated...

• The genetics of monarch butterfly migration and warning colouration

  Authors:Shuai Zhan, Wei Zhang, Kristjan Niitepold, Jeremy Hsu, Juan Fernandez Haeger, Myron P. Zalucki, et al.From:Nature (Vol. 514, Issue 7522) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 16, 20149,900 words Article 1500LAuthor(s): Shuai Zhan (corresponding author) [1, 2, 3]; Wei Zhang [2]; Kristjan Niitepõld [4, 5]; Jeremy Hsu [4]; Juan Fernández Haeger [6]; Myron P. Zalucki [7]; Sonia Altizer [8]; Jacobus C. de Roode [9]; Steven M....

• Generation of a novel wing colour pattern by the Wingless morphogen

  Authors:Thomas Werner, Shigeyuki Koshikawa, Thomas M. Williams, and Sean B. CarrollFrom:Nature (Vol. 464, Issue 7292) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20105,093 words Report 1530LThe complex, geometric colour patterns of many animal bodies have important roles in behaviour and ecology. The generation of certain patterns has been the subject of considerable theoretical exploration, however, very...

• Distal-less induces elemental color patterns in Junonia butterfly wings

  Authors:Bidur Dhungel, Yoshikazu Ohno, Rie Matayoshi, Mayo Iwasaki, Wataru Taira, Kiran Adhikari, et al.From:Zoological Letters (Vol. 2, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 1, 20167,770 words Report 1400LBackground The border ocellus, or eyespot, is a conspicuous color pattern element in butterfly wings. For two decades, it has been hypothesized that transcription factors such as Distal-less (Dll) are responsible for...

• Spot on (and off)

  Author:Gregory A. WrayFrom:Nature (Vol. 440, Issue 7087) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20061,329 words Report 1390LThe repeated appearance and loss of a spot on the wings of fruitflies during their evolution is caused by mutations in one gene. This finding provides an unprecedented window on the genetics of convergent evolution....

• Perceptual holistic color combination analysis of Papilionidae butterflies as aesthetic objects

  Authors:Erina Kakehashi, Keiichi Muramatsu, and Haruo HibinoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 28, 20204,377 words Report 1350LIn this study, we clarified the holistic color combination rules of human-preferred Papilionidae butterflies by examining the hue, lightness, and chroma. A set of 118 Papilionidae butterfly images used in our previous...

• Spectral measure of color variation of black-orange-black (BOB) pattern in small parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), a statistical approach.

  Authors:Rebeca Mora-Castro, Marcela Hernández-Jiménez, Marcela Alfaro-Córdoba, Esteban Avendano, Paul Hanson-Snortum, and Phillip BardenFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 24, 20197,831 words Report 1470LSmall parasitoid wasps are abundant and extremely diverse, yet their colors have not been analyzed. One of the more common color patterns observed in these wasps is a black-orange-black pattern, which is especially...

• GRASSHOPPER COLORATION INFLUENCES JUVENILE COLLARED LIZARD PREY PREFERENCE

  Authors:Cody A. Braun and Troy A. BairdFrom:Southwestern Naturalist (Vol. 63, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20182,376 words Report 1420LWe tested the influence of grasshopper coloration on the foraging preferences of juvenile collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) that prey on grasshoppers. The study site harbored three grasshopper species with...

• Yellow and the Novel Aposematic Signal, Red, Protect Delias Butterflies from Predators

  Authors:Jocelyn Liang Qi Wee and Antonia MonteiroFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 6, 20178,102 words Report 1570LButterflies of the South Asian and Australian genus Delias possess striking colours on the ventral wings that are presumed to serve as warning signals to predators. However, this has not been shown empirically. Here we...

• How peacock spiders shimmer and shine with rainbows.

  From:Nature (Vol. 553, Issue 7686) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 2018186 words Brief article 1380LThe secret is in the scales. The secret is in the scales. Author Affiliations: A male peacock spider (Maratus robinsoni ) exhibits the iridescent scales that he flashes at females during courtship. B.-K. Hsiung...

• Melanie facial patterns and their significance in the multicolored asian lady beetle (Hamionia axyridis)

  Authors:Alexander L. Bezzerides and Seth A. LoofbourrowFrom:The American Midland Naturalist (Vol. 172, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20142,555 words Report 1340LThe relationship between the patterns present on the pronotum and the elytra of the multicolored Asian lady beetle Harmonia axyridis was investigated. In males elytron size was a significant predictor of pronotal...