Did the light-absorbing architecture of the butterfly wing come about by evolution? Or was it designed?

Like most living creatures evolution can not account for, the butterfly does not prove itself reasonable. In short, it should not exist. But it does. Animals and plants that cannot survive without each other cannot be explained by evolution. We call this symbiotic relationship unexplainable. And yet they are right in front of us. Most on this list are unaware we could not live with the symbiotic relationship between humans and gut bacteria. And yet we live.

Butterflies with energy absorbing wings should not be. But they are alive.

Biologist are confidant that living things are a product of evolution. There is now huge evidence that evolution is a fact and that 'intelligent design' is a fallacious argument when applied to living things. So butterfly wings would have come about by evolution, not design. See You tube footage of Dr Richard Dawkins.

Evolution

Zog Zag the Neanderthal scientist invented the butterfly and also the Sycamore seed and the Wing Nut.

He was working on the wheel but it was stolen by a unicyclist.

IN ORDER to reduce mankind’s dependence on fossil fuels, scientists are eager to improve the light-harvesting efficiency of solar collectors. “The solution to this problem,” said a scientist, “may have been . . . fluttering right in front of our eyes.”

A butterfly’s wing honeycomblike scales

Scales on the butterfly’s wing have honeycomblike holes

Consider: To keep themselves warm during cold weather, butterflies spread their wings in the sun. The wings of some species of swallowtail are remarkably efficient at trapping and absorbing sunlight. The insects’ secret lies not just in their dark pigment but also in the structure of microscopic, overlapping scales coating their wings. The scales, in turn, contain rows of honeycomblike holes separated by inverse V-shaped ridges that funnel light into the holes. This ingenious structure traps incoming sunlight, making the wings extremely black and warming the butterfly with amazing efficiency.

“Butterfly wings may rank among the most delicate structures in nature,” says Science Daily, “but they have given researchers powerful inspiration for new technology that doubles the production of hydrogen gas—a green fuel of the future—from water and sunlight.” Other promising applications include optical instruments and solar cells.