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European Peacock

Inachis io

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a common butterfly all over Europe. It is also relatively common in parks and gardens. The caterpillars feed on Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica), Hop (Humulus lupulus) and the Small Nettle (Urtica urens). The butterflies drink nectar from a wide variety of flowering plants, including buddleia, willows, dandelions, wild marjoram, danewort, hemp agrimony, and clover.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inachis_io

Habitat:

The pictures were taken in a house backyard

Notes:

spanish name: mariposa pavo real

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Comments (10)
arlanda
Just added to the Global Pollinator Bug Watch mission
arlanda
Thanks FoTony, I agree with you, also here in Spain I have the impression that their population varies a lot
arlanda
Added to European Butterflies and Moths mission
bayucca
Would be nice to have this one and other beauties in the new mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8574613
Antoine Verfaille
Wow, great shot, some years we see a lot of them and sometimes I think they have gone and left us for warmer places.
Chris Carille
Very beautiful! The first photo is fantastic with really great bokeh!
JVM
beautiful!

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PublishedSeptember 7, 2011

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