Publication detail

Multifractal Characterization of Butterfly Wings Scales

TALU, S. MOROZOV, I. SOBOLA, D. ŠKARVADA, P.

Original Title

Multifractal Characterization of Butterfly Wings Scales

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

A lot of insect families have physical structures created by evolution for coloration. These structures are a source of ideas for new bio-inspired materials. The aim of this study was to quantitatively characterize the micromorphology of butterfly wings scales using atomic force microscopy and multifractal analysis. Two types of butterflies, Euploea mulciber (“striped blue crow”) and Morpho didius (“giant blue morpho”), were studied. The three-dimensional (3D) surface texture of the butterfly wings scales was investigated focusing on two areas: where the perceived colors strongly depend on and where they do not depend on the viewing angle. The results highlight a correlation between the surface coloration and 3D surface microtexture of butterfly wings scales.

Keywords

3D surface morphology · Multifractal analysis · Photonic nanoarchitectures · Scanning probe microscopy · Butterfly wings scales

Authors

TALU, S.; MOROZOV, I.; SOBOLA, D.; ŠKARVADA, P.

Released

7. 9. 2018

Publisher

Springer

ISBN

0092-8240

Periodical

BULLETIN OF MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY

Year of study

80

Number

11

State

United States of America

Pages from

2856

Pages to

2870

Pages count

15

URL

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11538-018-0490-7

BibTex

@article{BUT149683,
  author="Stefan {Talu} and Ilia {Morozov} and Dinara {Sobola} and Pavel {Škarvada}",
  title="Multifractal Characterization of Butterfly Wings Scales",
  journal="BULLETIN OF MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY",
  year="2018",
  volume="80",
  number="11",
  pages="2856--2870",
  doi="10.1007/s11538-018-0490-7",
  issn="0092-8240",
  url="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11538-018-0490-7"
}