wing pattern
Butterfly identification feature
The arrangement of colors, markings, and structural features on an insect's or bird's wings.
In entomology, wing patterns serve as key identifiers for species classification: The monarch's distinctive orange and black wing pattern warns predators of its toxicity.
Wing patterns may function in camouflage, mate attraction, or mimicry of other species.
- markingsIdentifying visual features
- stripesParallel linear markings
- tiger stripesParallel dark bands on pelage
- spotsDetects or marks
- eyespotsSimple light-detecting organs
owl eyes · false eyes · coloration · warning coloration · scales · veins · camouflage · mimicry · butterfly · monarch butterfly · moth · iridescent · forewings · hindwings · bands · pigment · symmetry · plumage
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