Aglais io

Peacock

Aglais io, Peacock. A large butterfly with stricking colours and prominent eye marks on the open wings. One of the most common in gardens. Caterpillars feed on Stinging Nettle, Urtica dioica.


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Peacock eye spots
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Two Peacocks on Dandelion
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Flight
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Peacock butterfly

Photograph detail


Slide 1: Aglais io, Peacock. Wings open, showing eye spots. West Wood, Redmire. May.


Slide 2: Aglais io, Peacocks on Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale. West Wood, Redmire. May.


Slide 3: Aglais io, Peacock taking off from Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale. West Wood, Redmire. May.


Slide 4: Aglais io, Peacock. Wings open, showing eye spots. West Wood, Redmire. May.