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Original Articles

Microstructures and nanostructures of high Andean Penaincisalia lycaenid butterfly scales (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): descriptions and interpretations

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Pages 2935-2952 | Accepted 10 Apr 2005, Published online: 19 Aug 2006

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