For centuries, researchers have thought that butterflies with eye ... amphibians, and birds as well, though to a lesser extent. To test the eye-mimicry hypothesis against the conspicuousness ...

Since butterflies are often eaten by insectivorous birds, her aim was to understand how similar mimics were to their aposematic models when perceived through the eyes of bird predators.

"But I remain hopeful to grow old disgracefully and keep taking lovely photos." Butterfly Safari is published by Bird Eye Books.