Butterfly wing patterns in flight create powerful illusory motion cues

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by Nature / Science / Nature Biotechnology at 30 Sept, 00:00 UTC

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11062-w Butterfly wing patterns and flight dynamics work in tandem to create powerful visual illusions that confuse predators, potentially representing one of the most successful visual defence strategies in moving animals.

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• T1Butterfly wing patterns in flight create powerful illusory motion cuesNature / Science / Nature Biotechnology30 Sept, 00:00