Peacock (Inachis io)
2011 photos highlighted in green. Click on any photo to go to an enlarged picture, or simply scroll down the page.
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| 14459_sex?_UK Buckinghamshire_15Mar09 | 13674_sex?_Lozčre_21Aug08 |
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This is probably the most beautifully-marked European butterfly. If it was a rarity, its beauty would probably be more appreciated. Curiously, in 2006 I hardly saw any in Var until late September, when they started to appear in reasonable numbers. In the last five years I have seen it only occasionally in Var. |
In the new European taxonomy, this species now has the scientific name Aglais io, indicating its close relationship to the Small Tortoiseshell (A. urticae). |
| ref | sex |
observations |
alt. m |
| 14459 | M |
a male, based its territorial behaviour. |
90 |
| 13674 | ? |
hard to say what sex it is. |
1450 |
14459_sex?_UK Buckinghamshire_15Mar09
