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Some reptiles, such as the sand lizard of Europe, have eyespots; in the sand lizard's case, there is a row of spots along the back, and a row on each side. [12]Many species of cat, including Geoffroy's cats, jungle cats, pampas cats, and servals, have white markings, whether spots or bars, on the backs of their ears; it is possible that these signal "follow me" to the young of the species.
Research by Martin Stevens et al. (2008), however, suggests that eyespots are not a form of mimicry and do not deter predators because they look like eyes. Rather the conspicuous contrast in the patterns on the wings deter predators. [7] In this study, however, the influence of surrounding forms, like the head region of a predator, was not tested.
Eyespots are a type of automimicry used by some lepidopterans. In butterflies, the spots are composed of concentric rings of scales of different colours. The proposed role of the eyespots is to deflect predators' attention. Their resemblance to eyes provokes the predator's instinct to attack these wing patterns. [77]
Like the different birth month flowers, birthstones, and favorite color, each type of butterfly has its own special symbolism associated with it. Butterflies come in almost all colors of the ...
Common tussock butterflies have very distinct markings on the underside of their wings; [5] they are described as silver streaks and give the butterflies an advantage when it comes to camouflage. [6] The butterfly itself is brown and red, with distinctive eyespots , this is believed to be an evolutionary adaptation to prevent prey from attacking.
Butterflies in dramatic jewel tones and vibrant multicolored patterns are rarer to behold, but white butterflies are even more common across the country, so you’re most likely to encounter one ...
Orsotriaena medus is a medium-sized butterfly with wingspan of 45 to 55 mm (1.8 to 2.2 in). The butterfly is dark brown above with a thin marginal pale border. The upper hindwing having a thin submarginal line. There are no eyespots on the upperside of the wings. [9] Below, the butterfly has a white discal band which runs across both wings.
The Painted lady (V. cardui) is a large butterfly (wing span 5–9 cm (2.0–3.5 in)) identified by the black and white corners of its mainly deep orange, black-spotted wings. It has five white spots in the black forewing tips and while the orange areas may be pale here and there, there are no clean white dots in them.