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European Peacock / Leptir šarenac

Aglais io / Inachis io

Photo by injica
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Field Notes

Description:

The butterfly has a wingspan of 50 to 55 mm. The base-colour of the wings is a rusty red, and at each wingtip it bears a distinctive, black, blue and yellow eye-spot. The underside is a cryptically coloured dark-brown or black.

Habitat:

Found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan

Notes:

Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9892031

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Inachis io

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Comments (9)
injica
It is, I love two little holes in its wing and how they show in the shadow. It is always such a joy to stay close to them :)
injica
certo, oppure quando non hai la camera con te :)
DafneInFiamme
Gli scatti migliori e i momenti migliori arrivano sempre quando non li stai cercando!!! ;)
injica
Si, facevo delle foto di un rospo (finita male, mi ha bagniato e foto son per niente) e non me sono ne ache accorta che tutto il tempo questa bellissima farfalla mi stava a un 20 cm di distanza, e naturalmente quanto mi son accorta e o preso la camera, si e allontanata! :) Be, almeno avevo il tempo giusto per far questa foto!

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PublishedApril 10, 2013

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