"Two images of the same moth illustrating the striking difference in appearance based on reflected light, and the possible reason that the crosslines are often described as ""darker"" than the background color in this species. The crosslines actually combine yellow lines flanked by dark red (unreflective) lines, so they are *both* lighter and darker than the background."
"Two images of the same moth illustrating the striking difference in appearance based on reflected light, and the possible reason that the crosslines are often described as ""darker"" than the background color in this species. The crosslines actually combine yellow lines flanked by dark red (unreflective) lines, so they are *both* lighter and darker than the background."