Scale (insect anatomy)
COVERING OF AN INSECT'S WING
Lepidopteran scales; Wing scale; Scale (Lepidoptera); Scale (Lepidoptera anatomy); Scale (Lepidopteran anatomy); Scale (Insect anatomy)
Scales are present on the bodies of various insects. A notable example are Lepidoptera, the insect order comprising moths and butterflies, which has scales on their wings and also on the head, parts of the thorax and abdomen as well as parts of the genitalia.