Colouration Collection (#4)

Jersey Tiger Moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) adult, showing red hindwing colouration, resting on leaf, Italy, july

Eschmeyer's Scorpion Fish, reefs of the northwest Pacific
PM-10801 Eschmeyer's Scorpion Fish reefs of the northwest Pacific Rhinopias eschmeyeri A marine fish, with animal colouration and camouflage Pat Morris contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata) adult, showing cryptic colouration and projections from head and body at night, Bunaken, Manado, Northeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Domestic Dog, collie, female puppy, eye with Wall Eye heterochromia, close-up of head

Domestic Dog, Border Collie, adult male, eyes with Wall eye heterochromia, sitting

Charaxes eupale butterfly. This butterfly is native to central Africa

Giant cuttlefish
Male giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama) competing for an egg-laying female (bottom right). Photographed in Spencer Gulf, Whyalla, Australia

Brittle stars. Colour of the brittle star Ophiocoma wendtii during the day (top) and at night. This marine echinoderm changes colour in response to light

Red-crested pochard
Male red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) swimming. Photographed in autumn

Bush-cricket nymph (Family Tettigoniidae) on a leaf in the understorey of a rainforest. This insect has warning colours on its abdomen to warn off predators. Photographed in Costa Rica

Fourteen-spot ladybird colouration. Artwork of the wingcases of several fourteen-spot ladybirds (Propylea 14-punctata) illustrating the variation in colouration patterns between individuals

Bearded scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis barbatus). Scorpionfish are bottom-dwelling fish which have the ability to change their colouration to suit their substrate

Muller Butterfly Tiger Mimicry Complex 1
An old collection of butterflies in the famous " tiger complex". This is a group of around 200 species of mostly toxic South American species which share a similar pattern of orange

Muller Butterfly Tiger Mimicry Complex 2
An old collection of butterflies in the famous " tiger complex". This is a group of around 200 species of mostly toxic South American species which share a similar pattern of orange

Saturniid caterpillars (family Saturniidae) with venomous spines. Photographed in rainforest near Iquitos, Peru

Brindled beauty butterfly
Brindled beauty moth (Lycia hirtaria) on bark

Green carpet moth (Colostygia pectinataria) camouflaged on lichen-covered bark

Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja) on a leaf

Whip coral shrimp on whip coral
Whip coral shrimp (order Decapoda) on whip coral (order Gorgonacea). These small shrimp adopt the colouration of their host whip coral (sea fan)

Bubbles. Different size bubbles, showing colourful patterns in their surface film

Domestic Dog, collie, female puppy, eye with Wall Eye heterochromia, sitting

White Indian Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) two cubs, resting on grass, captive

Mandrill, male, West Africa
PM-10588 Mandrill, male West Africa. Mandrillus sphinx Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Flap-necked Chameleon Buhemba, Near Mwanza Tanzania
MAB-714 Flap-necked Chameleon Buhemba, Near Mwanza Tanzania Chameleo sp Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Flap-necked Chameleon Buhumba, Near Mwanza Tanzania Africa
MAB-713 Flap-necked Chameleon Buhumba, Near Mwanza Tanzania Africa Chameleo sp Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Acer tree in autumn
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Bigeye jack. (Caranx sexfasciatus). Pair in mating colouration, with very dark male. Galapagos, Ecuador

Tompot blenny (Blennius gattorugine) Ireland. (RR)
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Tompot blenny (Blennius Gattorugine) head detail Ireland. (RR)
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Orange Pygmy Seahorse (Hypocampus bargibanti) Mabul, Sipadan, Borneo, Malaysia, Indo-Pacific (RR)
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Two Lizard Species
A pink-bellied leaf lizard (Stenocercus rosei ventris) and another smaller lizard type, labelled as Trachycyclus marmoratus

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