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Aglais io
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.
Found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan.
Formerly classified as the only member of the genus Inachis (the name is derived from Greek mythology, meaning Io, the daughter of Inachus). Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/215...
Spotted on Mar 20, 2012
Submitted on Mar 20, 2012
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