
Opisthoxia eusiraria, Finca Heimatlos
It's an overall pretty moth to look at but you'll appreciate it even more when you have a closer look at the fake eyes on the wings. They are believable even to the human eye. Compare to an ordinary "eye" on a butterfly wing:
They are flat, there's no 3D effect and the illusion of a reflection is baked into the pattern of the eye as white scales. The fake eyes on this moth seem to be in actual 3D, it's a noticeable bump. Further, the reflection is real. You can see the two flash units from my ring flash in the eyes.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jan 31, 2022. Captured Nov 10, 2021 20:48 in 95J5+WP Parroquia Tarqui, Ecuador.
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https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/geometridae/opisthoxia Posted 3 years ago
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