Butterflies of Europe: Inachis io

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detail male

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trend and degree of occurrence

a male Peapock courts a female and stimulates her with his antennae.

caterpillar

caterpillars of the Peacock pupate by first attaching the tip of the abdomen to a branch and then shedding off the skin.

a Peacock emerges from its pupa. First it has to unfold its wings by pumping air and body-fluids into the veins of the wings.

eyespots

consuming nectar

habitat