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Iridescence

Iridescence is the ability of a body to disperse light in coloured rays (like a rainbow).

The wings of some butterflies change colour: this is iridescence. Here, a single lesser purple emperor photographed from different angles. © Jean-Jacques Feldtrauer The wings of some butterflies change colour: this is iridescence. Here, a single lesser purple emperor photographed from different angles. © Jean-Jacques Feldtrauer


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