Developmental, cellular, and biochemical basis of transparency in the glasswing butterfly Greta oto
Aaron F. Pomerantz, Radwanul Hasan Siddique, Elizabeth I. Cash, Yuriko Kishi, Charline Pinna, Kasia Hammar, Doris Gomez, Marianne Élias, Nipam H. Patel
The paper investigates the developmental and structural basis of wing transparency in the glasswing butterfly Greta oto, identifying reduced scale precursor cell density and wax-based nanopillars as key features.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology