Scales on a Peacock (Aglais io) Butterfly Wing
Light microscope x50 magnification
Butterflies and Moths belong to the biological Order ‘Lepidoptera‘ – translated from ancient Greek, this means ‘scale wing’.

- Credit: AnnMarie Jones
- Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
- Caption: Scales on a Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io) Wing - Light microscope x50 magnification
- Copyright: AnnMarie Jones
- ISO: 100
- Keywords: Animal, Arthropoda, Butterflies, Insect, Invertebrata, Mag x50, Microscopy, Natural History, Peacock
- Shutter speed: 1/1.3s
- Title: Butterfly Wing Scales x50