Question

Butterfly whose tail looks like a head

Answer 1

That type of butterfly is called the hairstreak butterfly

Answer 2

The correct answer is Hairstreak butterfly.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hairstreak butterflies come under the family Lycaenidae which have over 30% all butterfly species and are the family members are well known as gossamer-winged butterflies because of the presence of false head on their tail.

Hairstreak butterfly has a false eye and filamentous tail at the wing corner that resembles its antennae present in its head making false head appearance. This phenomenon is called auto-mimicry.

This auto-mimicry is an evolution that protects hairstreak butterflies from their predators like spiders. So the correct answer is hairstreak butterfly.