Chitin
by Lori Knisely
Title
Chitin
Artist
Lori Knisely
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The veins also function in oxygen exchange ("breathing"). Covering the wings are thousands of colorful scales, together with many hairs (setae). The name Lepidoptera (which includes butterflies and moths) means "scale wing" in Greek. These wing scales are tiny overlapping pieces of chitin on a butterfly or moth wing.
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July 19th, 2018
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