Ambient light and mimicry as drivers of wing transparency in Lepidoptera
M. Arias, J. Barbut, R. Rougerie, M. Dutry, M. Kohler, B. Laulan, C. Paillard, S. Berthier, C. Andraud, M. Elias, D. Gomez
The paper investigates how habitat openness, activity rhythm, and mimicry syndrome influence wing transparency in Lepidoptera, finding that diurnal species and those in open habitats exhibit higher light transmittance.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology