Peacock Swallowtail Pendant Necklace Wing Section:Hindwing Teardrop This is also sometimes referred

This is also sometimes referred to as "optical color" or "structural color" as the wing scale contains no pigment

with successive generations working their way north during the summer and a "super generation" migrating to overwintering areas in Mexico and California

The larvae feed on plants in the bleeding heart family

A beautiful butterfly with black

Wonderful structural color from these Central and South American species

Peacock Swallowtail Pendant Necklace Wing Section:Hindwing Teardrop This is also sometimes referredPeacock Swallowtail Pendant Necklace Papilio blumei Native to Indonesia, it is found only on the island of Sulawesi. This wonderful butterfly uses structural color within its wing scales to create a brilliant blue coloration, with the tails and the main wing reflecting back different wavelengths of blue. The wing scales reflect back the blue wavelengths of light, but do not contain their own pigment. Item Details: One gorgeous real Peacock Swallowtail