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...

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.

Doug Wechsler / Io moth caterpillar (Automeris io) with shed exuvium, Pennsylvania, USA, September.

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Automeris excreta) camouflaged in leaf litter, Guatemala.

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Automeris excreta) female, Guatemala.

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Automeris excreta) female, Guatemala.

Robert Thompson / Zephyr eyed silkmoth (Automeris zephyria) resting, Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA. May.

Robert Thompson / Zephyr eyed silkmoth (Automeris zephyria) caterpillars (third instar) feeding on a leaf, New Mexico, USA. August.

Doug Wechsler / Moth (Automeris sp) Province Loja, Jorupe Biological Reserve, Ecuador

Doug Wechsler / Moth (Automeris sp) Province Loja, Jorupe Biological Reserve, Ecuador

Doug Wechsler / Moth (Automeris sp) with wings open showing eye spots, Province Loja, Jorupe Biological Reserve, Ecuador

John Cancalosi / Caterpillar (Automeris postalbida) in tropical rainforest, Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rica

MYN / Javier Aznar / Moth (Automeris sp.) with false eyes on wings a warning signal to predators, Mashpi, Ecuador. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Javier Aznar / Moth (Automeris sp.) with false eyes on wings, a warning signal to predators, Mashpi, Ecuador. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Automeris io io), occurs in Central America Controlled conditions.

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Automeris io io), occurs in Central America Controlled conditions.

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Automeris io io) showing eyespots on wings, occurs in Central America Controlled conditions.

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Automeris banus) wings open showing eyespots, Poza, Honda Manabi Province, Ecuador Controlled conditions.

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Automeris banus), Poza, Honda Manabi Province, Ecuador Controlled conditions.

Robert Thompson / Bullseye moth (Automeris io) Montreal, Canada

Rolf Nussbaumer / Io moth (Automeris io) caterpillar feeding on leaf. Hill Country, Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Io moth (Automeris io) caterpillar feeding on leaf. Hill Country, Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Io moth (Automeris io) caterpillar, close up of body. Hill Country, Texas, USA.

Robert Thompson / Io moth (Automeris io) caterpillars on Oak (Quercus sp) leaf. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June. Controlled conditions.

Robert Thompson / Golden mexican moth (Automeris maeonia) female, Nayarit, Mexico

Robert Thompson / Golden mexican moth (Automeris maeonia) female, Nayarit, Mexico

Adrian Davies / Saturnid moth (Automeris zugana) eye spots displayed following threat. Costa Rica. Sequence 2 of 2

Adrian Davies / Saturnid moth (Automeris zugana) camouflaged in leaf litter, wings closed. Costa Rica. Sequence 1 of 2