Andreas Haselböck
John MooreOne of the joys of looking for butterflies early in the morning is seeing a Lycnaenid slowly opening its wings to reveal stunning colours of blue, red, purple or green. This is a short clip much compressed of Spindasis syama #butterflies #insects #nature
Adam Yates@jdmyeepa It had never struck me before, but those posterior projections from the wings mimic antennae and legs. With the stripes radiating from the posterior corner of the hind wings a predator would be totally tricked into striking at the wrong end.
@alcootatooter interesting! Hadn't occurred to me either