The squinting bush brown butterfly (Bicyclus anynana) features a series of eyespots along the outer edges of it wings. The patterns vary depending on the time of year. During the wet season when the ...

Despite the name, the common buckeye is anything but ordinary. The eyespots make this brown butterfly a real attention-getter ...

Prudic and her collaborator found that the dramatic eyespots on the wings of Bicyclus anynana individuals in the wet season were more effective at fooling mantid insects, the butterflies’ main ...

Identify the silver-spotted skipper butterfly and caterpillar. Plus learn where to find this small pollinator.

Common Evening Brown: A medium-sized greyish-brown butterfly with large eyespots on its wings to ward off predators. Unlike most butterflies, this one mostly comes out at night.

A brown and orange butterfly with black eye spots on the forewings. It is very common and widespread throughout the UK and can be found in a variety of habitats including parks and gardens.