A close up of a wing with an eyespot designed to startle predators allowing the butterfly/moth time to escape. The eyespot resembles the eye of a owl

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Size: 5866px × 3915px
Location: Tarapoto, Peru
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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