ArticleBiology2026
Dynamic Physical Distortions of Butterfly Pupal Wings: Potential Mechanical Signals from Eyespot Organizers for Color Pattern Determination.
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Butterfly wing color patterns are determined in pupal wing tissues, in which the prospective eyespot focus functions as a developmental organizer. Here, we investigated the microscopic structures of pupal wing tissues containing an eyespot organizer in line with the physical distortion hypothesis. Histochemical staining revealed that the pupal cuticle and epidermis were wavy and thin at 6 h but smooth and thick at 12 h postpupation. The eyespot organizer was associated with the thickest cuticle layer, called the cuticle focal spot. Transmission election microscopy (TEM) revealed that the intervening space (IVS) between the cuticle layer and the cellular apical end was wide at 6 h but narrow at 12 h postpupation. The spatial relationship between cuticle thickness and IVS width was indicative of mechanical buckling of the region adjacent to the cuticle focal spot. Live in vivo imaging revealed that the IVS at and near the eyespot organizer trapped orange fluorescent protein (OFP) injected into hemolymph. Dynamic distortions of the pupal wing epidermis and cuticular surface were detected in live individuals over time. These results suggest that physical distortions of the wing tissue induced by differential cuticle synthesis and subsequent buckling may function as mechanical morphogenic signals from eyespot organizers.
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