The gray hairstreak has an entire fake insect painted backwards on its wings, an illusion carried right down to realistic moving "antennae". This species is among the most common North American butterflies. Austin, Texas, USA.
A tropical daniine larva feeds from a milkweed. Misahuallí, Napo, Ecuador
The spectacular chrysalis of a tropical Tithorea butterfly is as reflective as a mirror. Misahuallí, Napo, Ecuador
