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 ...

A common use of colour is as a defence against predators. Some species have developed large eyespots on their wings, tricking predators into thinking they have come face to face with a much larger ...

Peahens often choose males for the quality of their trains -- the quantity, size, and distribution of the colorful eyespots. Experiments show that offspring of males with more eyespots are bigger ...

“Much as with the Atlas moth, the eyespots near the tips of the wings have indeed been hypothesized to mimic snakes, or minimally, something more menacing than a moth,” Jones told The Dodo.