The eyespots on the undersides of the wings of both males and females may be a form of automimicry in which a spot on the body of an animal resembles an eye of a different animal to deceive potential predator or prey species

Real Butterfly Wings

These are some of the most beautiful swallowtails in the world

within the family Scarabaeidae

Jungle Queen, Stichophthalma louisa in a Frame framed_grasshopper The eyespots on the undersidesSpecies Name: Stichophthalma louisa Common Name: Jungle Queen Origin: India, China and Southeast Asia Size: 5" x 7" Black Shadowbox Frame Made in Australia Stichophthalma is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae called jungle queens. The members are confined to India, China and Southeast Asia.