# Ocellus

> A simple eye or eyespot in insects and lower animals.

A simple eye or eyespot in <insects> and lower animals.

## Plant eyespots

According to [Boquila trifoliolata mimics leaves of an artificial plastic host plant](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/Boquila%20trifoliolata%20mimics%20leaves%20of%20an%20artificial%20plastic%20host%20plant.txt), the plant species <Boquila trifoliolata> may use eyespots to "see" and mimic the shapes of its host plant's leaves.