eyespots

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31 May 2023
  1. Spots or other patterns resembling vertebrate eyes on the skin, such as on larvae of some Sphingidae or the wings of moths such as many Saturniidae. Such eyespots have no visual function, but act variously to misdirect or discourage attacks from predators.
  2. Simple eyes such as ocelli or stemmata
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31 May 2023

31 May 2023

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