Procedural Butterfly Wing Patterns
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چکیده
We present a simple model for synthesis of butterfly wing patterns. The model simulates the formation of eyespots as are called the rounded circular arrangements which appear in many butterfly species. We illustrate our results with the examples of Diatheria clymena and Automeris io species.
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