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IMMS1 states that “pigment very commonly co-exists with structures that are, in themselves, colour producing” and that “combination colours are much more prevalent among insects than colours solely due to structural features Iridescent colours are very often devoid of the presence of all pigment excepting black or dark brown as a rule a background of this nature is necessary to the production of the brilliant and intense structural blues.”
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CARPENTER, G. An Interesting Sidelight on the Causes of Coloration in Butterflies. Nature 147, 356 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/147356a0
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