I believe its the wetness of wings, as the sun rays travel from air and get reflected at water and wings that have different refractive indices, creating this visual spectacle. It disappears as the wings get dried up !!!
Has any of you seen this in older specimens? Kishen On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 8:00 PM, balakrishnan valappil < [email protected]> wrote: > > > wow! > It is a newly emerged specimen! > I have observed this before and have already posted in the group > check it out > http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakrishnan_valappil/5131270941/ > > Balakrishnan Valappil > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakrishnan_valappil>Civil Engineering > Consultant > NEST > Malappuram PO > 676505 > KERALA > > Mobile:09446587033 > Flickr Photostream > http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakrishnan_valappil > > --- On *Thu, 12/16/10, hemant ogale <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: hemant ogale <[email protected]> > > Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Interesting Colour change in Malabar banded > Peacock... > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, December 16, 2010, 10:23 AM > > > > Dear All, > > On 13.12.2010 we went for Butterflying at near Amboli early in the morning. > Around 8:30 we spotted Malabar Banded Peacock resting on a shrub at 2.5 ft. > As the sunlight fall on it, he opened the wings fully...we got surprised > when we saw the colour of the wings on UP side...here is the series of > colour pattern change photographed during 15 minutes... > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/9403...@n08/sets/72157625485332751/ > > > Hope you will enjoy it... > > Regards.. > > Hemant Ogale > > > > > -- Enjoy
