Insect Scales

Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Coastal Glare in beside a tidal inlet near Ica

Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Coastal Glare

Canon EOS R100 · beside a tidal inlet near Ica

Moth Wing Scales in Dappled Dry Season Light in in Paraná

Moth Wing Scales in Dappled Dry Season Light

Nikon D810 · in Paraná

Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Late Afternoon Snow in near Naha

Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Late Afternoon Snow

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 · near Naha

Moth Wing Scales and Tears in Spring Rain Liguria in in Liguria

Moth Wing Scales and Tears in Spring Rain Liguria

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III · in Liguria

Moth Compound Eye Dusted with Pollen Near Thies in beside a tidal inlet near Thies

Moth Compound Eye Dusted with Pollen Near Thies

Leica M11 · beside a tidal inlet near Thies

Butterfly Scales Microscope Slide Sunset in at an engineering workbench in Cabinda

Butterfly Scales Microscope Slide Sunset

Nikon FE2 · at an engineering workbench in Cabinda

Idaho Moth Wing Scales Late Spring Afternoon in along a game trail in Idaho

Idaho Moth Wing Scales Late Spring Afternoon

Nikon D4 · along a game trail in Idaho

Butterfly Wing Scales Dawn Reed Bed in at the edge of a reed bed near Tainan

Butterfly Wing Scales Dawn Reed Bed

Olympus OM-10 · at the edge of a reed bed near Tainan

Walking Stick Insect Mimicking Bark Texture Detail in beside a tidal inlet in Trinidad and Tobago

Walking Stick Insect Mimicking Bark Texture Detail

Sony a7 · beside a tidal inlet in Trinidad and Tobago

Camouflaged Leaf Insect on Wind-Scoured Maceio Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge near Maceio

Camouflaged Leaf Insect on Wind-Scoured Maceio Ridge

iPhone XS · on a wind-scoured ridge near Maceio

Leaf Insect Camouflaged Along Alexandria Trail in along a game trail near Alexandria

Leaf Insect Camouflaged Along Alexandria Trail

iPhone 16 Pro Max · along a game trail near Alexandria

Moth Eye Pollen Dusting on Wind-Scoured Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge near Westlands, Nairobi

Moth Eye Pollen Dusting on Wind-Scoured Ridge

iPhone X · on a wind-scoured ridge near Westlands, Nairobi

Horsefly Compound Eye Macro in Lamplight in on lichen-covered bark in Chiclayo

Horsefly Compound Eye Macro in Lamplight

Nikon FM10 · on lichen-covered bark in Chiclayo

Cicada Emerges From Shell In Surreal Grid in in Czech Republic

Cicada Emerges From Shell In Surreal Grid

iPhone 13 Pro · in Czech Republic

Butterfly Wing Macro on Rainy Zhengzhou Metal in across a rain-beaded metal surface in Zhengzhou

Butterfly Wing Macro on Rainy Zhengzhou Metal

iPhone 14 Pro · across a rain-beaded metal surface in Zhengzhou

Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Autumn Rain in along a game trail near Mashhad

Moth Wing Fringe Scales in Autumn Rain

iPhone XS Max · along a game trail near Mashhad

Microscope Turret View of Butterfly Scales in at a microscopy bench in Kenitra

Microscope Turret View of Butterfly Scales

Leica M2 · at a microscopy bench in Kenitra

Butterfly Wing Scale Mosaic Silhouette in at the edge of a reed bed in Asturias

Butterfly Wing Scale Mosaic Silhouette

Sony Xperia 1 V · at the edge of a reed bed in Asturias

Stick Insect on Twig in Chugoku Monsoon in in Chugoku

Stick Insect on Twig in Chugoku Monsoon

iPhone 12 Pro Max · in Chugoku

Moth Wing Scales Over Algerian Glacial Stream in above a glacial stream in Algeria

Moth Wing Scales Over Algerian Glacial Stream

Sony a6000 · above a glacial stream in Algeria

Giant Weta on Gloved Hand in Firelight in on a bedside table in Sangli

Giant Weta on Gloved Hand in Firelight

Nikon FM3A · on a bedside table in Sangli

Entomologist Pinning Specimens in Naha Drawer in in Naha

Entomologist Pinning Specimens in Naha Drawer

Pentax K-70 · in Naha

Powdery Moth Wing Scales Guinea Reed Bed in at the edge of a reed bed in Guinea

Powdery Moth Wing Scales Guinea Reed Bed

Fujifilm X-T2 · at the edge of a reed bed in Guinea

Neon Butterfly Wing on Lichen Bark Twilight in on lichen-covered bark in Nanchang

Neon Butterfly Wing on Lichen Bark Twilight

Canon EOS 7D Mark II · on lichen-covered bark in Nanchang

Pine Cone Scales on Lichen Bark Naples in on lichen-covered bark in Posillipo, Naples

Pine Cone Scales on Lichen Bark Naples

Panasonic Lumix DC-S9 · on lichen-covered bark in Posillipo, Naples

Iridescent Butterfly Wing Scales Jimma Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge near Jimma

Iridescent Butterfly Wing Scales Jimma Ridge

Leica M (Typ 240) · on a wind-scoured ridge near Jimma

Pine Cone Scales Lichen Bark Guatemala Macro in on lichen-covered bark near Guatemala City

Pine Cone Scales Lichen Bark Guatemala Macro

Sony a7 · on lichen-covered bark near Guatemala City

Iridescent Butterfly Wing in Amber Winter Light in near Yerevan

Iridescent Butterfly Wing in Amber Winter Light

Voigtlander Bessa R · near Yerevan

Moth Wing Edge Fringe Scales Midnight Latvia in in Latvia

Moth Wing Edge Fringe Scales Midnight Latvia

Samsung Galaxy S22 · in Latvia

Monarch Wing Tagging at Waikiki Field Station in at a remote field station in Waikiki, Honolulu

Monarch Wing Tagging at Waikiki Field Station

Pentax K1000 · at a remote field station in Waikiki, Honolulu

Walking Stick Insect Bark Texture Karnataka Morning in in Karnataka

Walking Stick Insect Bark Texture Karnataka Morning

FED 1 · in Karnataka

Dragonfly Wing Cells in Highland Mist in beside a tidal inlet in the Scottish Highlands

Dragonfly Wing Cells in Highland Mist

Samsung Galaxy S25 · beside a tidal inlet in the Scottish Highlands

Biologist Specimen Tray Pine Cones Beetle Frass in in Anyang

Biologist Specimen Tray Pine Cones Beetle Frass

Nikon D6 · in Anyang

Cicada Emerging from Shell at Dusk in in Dominican Republic

Cicada Emerging from Shell at Dusk

Nikon FE · in Dominican Republic

Caterpillar on Leaf in Georgia Ridge Evening in on a wind-scoured ridge in Georgia

Caterpillar on Leaf in Georgia Ridge Evening

Fujifilm X100S · on a wind-scoured ridge in Georgia

Snail Radula Teeth Macro on Autumn Bark in on lichen-covered bark in Łódź

Snail Radula Teeth Macro on Autumn Bark

Nikon D7500 · on lichen-covered bark in Łódź

Cicada Emerging Shell Tidal Inlet Portugal Noon in beside a tidal inlet in Portugal

Cicada Emerging Shell Tidal Inlet Portugal Noon

Nikon Z 8 · beside a tidal inlet in Portugal

Millipede Leg Segments on Linen in Mallawi Light in against woven linen fibers in Mallawi

Millipede Leg Segments on Linen in Mallawi Light

Canon EOS R100 · against woven linen fibers in Mallawi

Wasp Mandibles on Wood in Chilean Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge in Chile

Wasp Mandibles on Wood in Chilean Ridge

Rollei A110 · on a wind-scoured ridge in Chile

Entomologist Pins Beetles in Autumn Light in near Xiamen

Entomologist Pins Beetles in Autumn Light

Google Pixel 8 Pro · near Xiamen