Forest Giant Owl butterfly (Caligo eurilochus, (tribe Brassolini of nymphalid subfamily Morphinae). The eye spots or ocelli serve as a decoy, divertin

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Forest Giant Owl butterfly (Caligo eurilochus, (tribe Brassolini of nymphalid subfamily Morphinae). The eye spots or ocelli serve as a decoy, diverting bird attack away from the vulnerable body, and towards the outer part of the hindwings. Photographed in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

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Photo credit: © DR MORLEY READ/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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