Category

Macro

Location

Thetford Forest, Norfolk, UK

Gear

Sony Alpha 7R MKII, Olympus BX51 microscope, 20x objective, UV light, Auto-fluorescence. 1.5s, 100 ISO, Stacked image

Description

Wing scales of the Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, under Ultra Violet Light (UV) – the scales which appear red in visible light fluoresce red under UV and the scales which appear black in daylight do not fluoresce at all and appear jet-black.

Photographer

David Maitland

Social Media

Website: www.davidmaitland.com

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