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Butterfly and Deimatic behaviour

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Difference between Butterfly and Deimatic behaviour

Butterfly vs. Deimatic behaviour

Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Deimatic behaviour, threat display, or startle display in animals means any pattern of behaviour, such as suddenly displaying conspicuous eyespots, to scare off or momentarily distract a predator, thus giving the prey animal an opportunity to escape.

Similarities between Butterfly and Deimatic behaviour

Butterfly and Deimatic behaviour have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Aposematism, Camouflage, Crypsis, Eyespot (mimicry), Moth, Stridulation.

Aposematism

Aposematism (from Greek ἀπό apo away, σῆμα sema sign) is a term coined by Edward Bagnall PoultonPoulton, 1890.

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Camouflage

Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see (crypsis), or by disguising them as something else (mimesis).

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Crypsis

In ecology, crypsis is the ability of an animal to avoid observation or detection by other animals.

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Eyespot (mimicry)

An eyespot (sometimes ocellus) is an eye-like marking.

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Moth

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera.

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Stridulation

Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts.

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Butterfly and Deimatic behaviour Comparison

Butterfly has 236 relations, while Deimatic behaviour has 86. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 1.86% = 6 / (236 + 86).

References

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