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European peacock

Inachis io

Description:

Found in our arbour and released it into the sunlight.

1 Species ID Suggestions

tmvdh
tmvdh 11 years ago
None
Aglais io


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9 Comments

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 10 years ago

lovely!

injica
injica 11 years ago

Ah lucky you! Can't believe it was so calm!

Meik
Meik 11 years ago

Thanks matimar! Yes, the second picture shows the butterfly with its wings closed.

Meik
Meik 11 years ago

tmvdh, thanks for your suggestion. To my knowledge Aglais io is a synonym for Inachis io, as are Nymphalis io and Papilio io.

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

Pretty photo!!

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Happy 2012! Wieder mal was sehr Schönes aus der Nähe ;-)!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

lovely!
Happy New Year!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Nice moth.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely!

Meik Meißner
Spotted by
Meik Meißner

Niedersachsen, Germany

Spotted on Apr 10, 2010
Submitted on Dec 10, 2011

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