Ingo Arndt / Saturniid moth caterpillar close up of spines {Automeris banus} Costa Rica

Ingo Arndt / Moon moth caterpillar with defence spines {Automeris chaconia} Peru

Alex Hyde / Silk moth (Automeris zugana) sequence 1 of 2, photographed on a white background in mobile field studio, Cordillera de Talamanca mountain range, Caribbean Slopes, Costa Rica.

Alex Hyde / Silk moth (Automeris zugana) sequence 2 of 2, with wings open to reveal eyespots, a means of deterring predators, photographed on a white background in mobile field studio, Cordillera de Talamanca mou...

Alex Hyde / Bullseye / Io moth (Automeris io) showing eye spot markings on wings during deimatic display to deter predators, photographed on a white background, originating from North and Central America, sequenc...

Alex Hyde / Bullseye / Io moth (Automeris io) showing eye spot markings on wings during deimatic display to deter predators, originating from North and Central America, sequence 2 of 2. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Bullseye / Io moth (Automeris io) resting on leaf with eye spot markings on wings hidden, originating from North and Central America, sequence 1 of 2. Captive.

Norbert Wu / Io Moth (Automeris io) a member of the Giant Silkworm Moth family, eyespots may serve to scare away predators, Florida

Thomas Marent / Moth (Automeris celata) male showing false eyespots, Tatama National Park, Colombia

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Caterpillar (Automeris sp) Tai Mo Shan Country Park, Hong Kong, China.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Caterpillar (Automeris sp) on a leaf, Tai Mo Shan Country Park, Hong Kong, China.

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Saturnid moth (Automeris or Pseudoautomeris sp) Tapirai, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Atlantic forest. Meetyourneighbours.net project.