European Peacock

Description:

The European Peacock (Aglais io), more commonly known simply as the Peacock butterfly, is a colorful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. The butterfly has a wingspan of 50 to 55 mm. The base-color of the wings is a rusty red, and at each wingtip it bears a distinctive, black, blue and yellow eyespot. The underside is a cryptically colored dark-brown or black.

Habitat:

Although a familiar visitor to garden buddleias in late summer, the Peacock's strong flight and nomadic instincts lead it to range widely through the countryside, often finding its preferred habitats in the shelter of woodland clearings, rides, and edges.

Notes:

Photos taken @ Bikodze, Bosnia & Herzegovina.