Template:Did you know nominations/Chrysina limbata

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 10:09, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Chrysina limbata

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Chrysina limbata

... that Chrysina limbata (pictured) has a reflective silver color because of layers of chitin coating which are also chirped? Source: Regarding chitin. "Visible light reflection spectra from cuticle layered materials" and The structure that results in the gold and silver metallic color is called a chirped multilayer. Page 48
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Amund Dietzel

5x expanded by Bruxton (talk). Self-nominated at 22:34, 24 June 2022 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article 5x expansion confirmed. Passes earwig and is adequately sourced. No close paraphrasing was found, and the hook is interesting, cited inline, and verified. QPQ done. Minor edit, as Chrysina limbata "is" not being referred to as the color, rather the beetle "has" a reflective color, otherwise nom good to go. Pseud 14 (talk) 16:33, 26 June 2022 (UTC)