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Butterflies and moths with eye-like patterns on their wings are fascinating examples of nature’s ingenuity. These eye spots serve as a defense mechanism, tricking predators into thinking they are staring into the eyes of a much larger and more dangerous creature.
Eyespots on the wings of butterflies and moths are a type of wing decoration that resembles large mammal ayes. Some eyespots are full of dark circles with or without margins. Other eyespots even have a white central section which is shown to be even more effective at deterring potential predators.
8 cze 2023 · These 20 fascinating butterfly species, with their eye-catching, eye-like patterns on their wings, never cease to amaze and delight nature enthusiasts. Not only do they boast stunning appearances, but their unique wing patterns also serve as ingenious defense mechanisms.
9 mar 2015 · Many butterflies possess striking structures called eyespots on their wings, and several studies have sought to understand the selective forces that have shaped their evolution. Work over the last decade has shown that a major function of eyespots is their ability to reduce predation by being intimidating to attacking predators.
18 lip 2011 · Many butterflies, especially in the family Lycaenidae, have 1 or 2 simple spots or eyespots at the margin of the wing, along with lines radiating toward it, and extensions of the wing close to the eyespot that presumably imitate antennae.
1 cze 2015 · We obtained photographs of 70 species of butterflies and moths (table 1) that exhibit eye-spots on their wings from books and online sources. The 70 species belong to seven different families (Carthaeidae (1), Noctuidae (3), Nymphalidae (38), Papilionidae (1), Riodinidae (6), Saturniidae (20) and Sphingidae (1)).
Attacks directed at the wing margins offer a higher chance of survival as the insect would be able to survive with just a torn wing. The squinting bush brown butterfly (Bicyclus anynana) features a series of eyespots along the outer edges of it wings.
