Find solution
How many eyes does a butterfly have?

How many eyes does a butterfly have?

  • Answer:

    Depends on how you define 'eye'. Most butterflies have two large compound eyes, made up of numerous individual ommatidia. The number of ommatidia vary from species to species, with more ommatidia corresponding to higher resolution of images (kind of like the number of pixels displayed on a computer screen). In addition, most have three simple eyes, called ocelli arranged in a triangular pattern between the compound eyes, or on the 'forehead'. These simple ocelli are very good at detecting light and dark, and polarization of light, and are used by flying insects in navigation and attitude control - acting much like an artificial horizon and gyroscope in a plane. So, by most standards, butterflies have five eyes. If you were to include each ommatidia of the compound eyes, it could easily be measured in the hundreds, if not thousands.

CYRIL J at Yahoo! Answers Visit the source

Was this solution helpful to you?

Other answers

2

jojoamira

It has 2 compound eyes -- comprised of thousands of tiny lenses help the butterfly see in all directions, and recognize color and pattern and movement.

Dave W

Well they have 2 functional eyes, which are compound eyes (like flies have) and sometimes they have false eyes on their wings too.

Mordent

2

Shazmin

Nil, but it has 2T's

ROBSTER

the same as when it was a catterpila

g.m

2,,i think,,i thought every thing had 2 eyes,,or are u going to prove us wrong :-)

kimble

Butterflies have two compound eyes, which are like bundles of eyes. Spiders however can have eight individual eyes.

funnelweb

none

bell

Load more

Related Q & A:

Just Added Q & A:

Find solution

For every problem there is a solution! Proved by Solucija.

  • Got an issue and looking for advice?

  • Ask Solucija to search every corner of the Web for help.

  • Get workable solutions and helpful tips in a moment.

Just ask Solucija about an issue you face and immediately get a list of ready solutions, answers and tips from other Internet users. We always provide the most suitable and complete answer to your question at the top, along with a few good alternatives below.