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February 19, 2010
Suggester says: "The details and various textures and patterns here are amazing, a really great shot!" Owl Butterfly Macro by *keldbach
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Suggested by Jules1983
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Category: Invertebrates
An Owl Butterfly (Caligo eurilochus) from Central and South America, captured at the Tropical House, Copenhagen Zoo. From Wiki:
The underwing pattern is highly cryptic. It is conceivable that the eye pattern is a generalized form of mimicry. It is known that many small animals hesitate to go near patterns resembling eyes with a light-colored iris and a large pupil, which matches the appearance of the eyes of many predators that hunt by sight. According to the Batesian mimicry theory the pattern on the wings of Caligo resemble the head of a predator like a lizard or an amphibian. It should deter predators while resting, feeding, mating or emerging from the pupa.
Update: Wow! Just realised that this shot has been awarded a DD today. Thank you so much `Jules1983 for suggesting and ^impressionenmeer for featuring it
An Owl Butterfly (Caligo eurilochus) from Central and South America, captured at the Tropical House, Copenhagen Zoo. From Wiki:
The underwing pattern is highly cryptic. It is conceivable that the eye pattern is a generalized form of mimicry. It is known that many small animals hesitate to go near patterns resembling eyes with a light-colored iris and a large pupil, which matches the appearance of the eyes of many predators that hunt by sight. According to the Batesian mimicry theory the pattern on the wings of Caligo resemble the head of a predator like a lizard or an amphibian. It should deter predators while resting, feeding, mating or emerging from the pupa.
Update: Wow! Just realised that this shot has been awarded a DD today. Thank you so much `Jules1983 for suggesting and ^impressionenmeer for featuring it
Image size
1220x1220px 1.02 MB
Model
NIKON D300
Shutter Speed
1/250 second
Aperture
F/9.0
Focal Length
105 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Oct 30, 2009, 1:08:17 PM
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