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Differences in structural color and population genetic structure of Western and Central Palearctic Polyommatus icarus populations.
Scientific reports - 1 Jul 2026
Piszter Gábor, Szatmári Lajos, Sramkó Gábor, Kertész Krisztián, Laczkó Levente, Krízsik Virág, Bálint Zsolt, Biró László Péter
Abstract excerpt
The blue structural coloration of male Polyommatus icarus butterflies functions as a sexual signaling trait and exhibits remarkable spectral stability within populations despite being generated by highly complex photonic nanoarchitectures. The correlation of the blue sexual signaling color and population genetic variation of the butterflies was investigated across the Western and Central Palearctic regions....
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- Animals
- Genetics, Population
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Pigmentation
- Butterflies