There are many butterfly and moth species that have developed what appear to be extra eyes.These distinct wing markings are often referred to as eyespots, false eyes or false eyespots and come in a ...

“Eyespots are conspicuous, they draw your attention and are thought to be used by many animal species to avoid death or attack, by either startling or confusing the predator,” Prudic said in a ...

At first glance, this medium-sized butterfly may seem brown and commonplace. A second look will bring the yellow-rimmed black eyespots with blue centers to your attention, as well as the orange ...

Some species have developed large eyespots on their wings, tricking predators into thinking they have come face to face with a much larger creature. The owl butterfly is one example of this. Its ...

Heparin treatment caused the black disc in io moths' eyespots to dramatically expand in all directions, while the salt-and-pepper patterning in polyphemus moths' eyespots spread in a single direction.