Ladybirds' complex colors may result from a combination of pigments and physical properties of their wingcase

Ladybirds' complex colors may result from a combination of pigments and physical properties of their wingcase

Article URL : https://plos.io/4jnQti0

Article title: Decoding ladybird’s colours: Structural mechanisms of colour production and pigment modulation

Author countries: France

Funding: This study has been supported through the EUR grant NanoX n° ANR-17-EURE-0009 in the framework of the “Programme des Investissements d’Avenir.” Part of this research has also been supported by the University Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier through the project “AO recherche Tremplin “Arc-En-Ciel.” There was no additional external funding received for this study. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0324641

Decoding ladybird’s colours: Structural mechanisms of colour production and pigment modulation

11-Jun-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.