Stay clear and dry! How microstructure diversity can offset the hydrophobicity costs of transparency in clearwing Lepidoptera
D. Gomez, J. Pairraire, C. Pinna, M. Arias, C. Houssin, J. Barbut, S. Berthier, C. Andraud, T. Ondarcuhu, M. Elias
The paper investigates how wing microstructure in clearwing Lepidoptera compensates for reduced hydrophobicity in transparent patches, finding trade-offs between hydrophobicity and optical transparency.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology