Eye Pattern?

Another butterfly. Has me wondering if the eye pattern is (as I'd thought) a reflection of the wing pattern, or the actual color of the eye???

[Yeshanghai]

Gorgeous!

[Valerie Chesney]

So lovely...

[Maggie]

The 'eyes' on the wings are supposed to scare off predators. Superb macro - the detail is immaculate.

[Vesna]

Fav!