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How Do Butterflies Get Their Brilliant Colors?
Butterfly wings often come in striking, iridescent colors -- but it's not from pigments (or not entirely). Learn how microscopic structures give butterfly wings their flash in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this...
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How Do Butterflies Get Their Brilliant Colors? is an episode from BrainStuff by iHeartPodcasts. Butterfly wings often come in striking, iridescent colors -- but it's not from pigments (or not entirely). Learn how microscopic structures give...
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Published Jun 10, 2026, 10:06 long, audio available.
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