Possible uses of the layered structure found in the scales of hoplia coerulea (Coleoptera)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7401, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Vigneron, Jean Pol ^a   Rassart, Marie ^a   Simonis, Priscilla ^a   Colomer, Jean Francois ^a   Bay, Annick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Caerulea; Coleoptera; Hoplia coerulea; Hygrochrome; Hygrometry; Structural color

Indexed keywords

CAERULEA; COLEOPTERA; HOPLIA COERULEA; HYGROCHROME; HYGROMETRY; STRUCTURAL COLOR;

BIOMIMETICS; HYGROMETERS;

COLOR;

EID: 70350148049     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.825465     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

1. J. Baraud, "Coléoptoptères scarabaeoidae. faune de l'europe occidentale.," Suppl. Nouv. Rev. Entom. 7, 1-352 (1977).
2. Guido Sabatinelli, "Hoplia coerulea cosimii. nuova sottospecie," Boll. Soc. ital., Genova 122 (3), 225-227 (1991).
3. Berthier, S., [Iridescences, les couleurs physiques des insectes], Springer-Verlag, Paris (2003).
4. Berthier, S., [Iridescences, the Physical Colors of Insects], Springer-Verlag, Paris (2007).
5. Vigneron, J. P., Colomer, J.-F., Vigneron, N., and Lousse, V., "Natural layer-by-layer photonic structure in the squamae ol Hoplia coerulea (coleoptera)," Phys. Rev. E 72, 061904 (2005).
6. Deparis, O., Vandenbem, C., Rassart, M., Welch, V. L., and Vigneron, J.-P., "Color-selecting reflectors inspired from biological periodic multilayer structures," Optics Express 14, 3555 (2006).