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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Butterfly wing scales

Microscopic photograph of a butterfly wing scale (Naturally dead specimen used, after cleaning). Butterfly name: Gray Pancy (Junonia atlites). 71 photographs were focus stacked (same frame)

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2021
Date Uploaded: 09.2021
Photo Location: Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka
Camera: ILCE-6500
Copyright: © Damith Osuranga Danthanarayana