Real Butterfly Wings

This structure may be likened to a photonic crystal

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

the purple spotted swallowtail

These are some of the most beautiful swallowtails in the world

Jungle Queen, Stichophthalma louisa in a Frame framed_grasshopper Real Butterfly WingsSpecies 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.