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From: Development of structural colour in leaf beetles

Figure 2

Results from SR-μCT scans showing volume renderings (a–e) and cross-sections (f–j) of the respective dataset. 3rd instar larva, which exhibits a soft cuticle (a,f); young pupa (b,g), pupal skin partly digitally removed to reveal the developing elytron; imago immediately after ecdysis (c,h) the young imago (d,i), which shows a fully-formed yet rucked up cuticle and the formation of trabeculae (“tr” in the figure); old imago (e,j) with a fully developed cuticle. Scale bars: 1 mm.

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