Aglais io, the European peacock butterfly, on the clover flower. cover photo - 118962508

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Photo title: Aglais io, the European peacock butterfly, on the clover flower.
Author: Subcomandantemarcos

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Picturesque peaceful corner of nature away from the urban noise and hustle. Cheerful rich colors of nature and bright sunlight inspire for the best and fill the soul with delight and joy. Aglais io, the European peacock, more commonly known simply as the peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. The peacock can be found in woods, fields, meadows, pastures, parks, and gardens. The butterfly has a wingspan of 50 to 55 mm. The base colour of the wings is a rusty red, and at each wing tip it bears a distinctive, black, blue and yellow eyespot. The underside is a cryptically coloured dark brown or black. The peacock butterfly has figured in research in which the role of eyespots as an anti-predator mechanism has been investigated. The adult butterflies drink nectar from a wide variety of flowering plants, including buddleia, dandelions, wild marjoram, danewort, hemp, agrimony, and clover; they also utilize tree sap and rotten fruit.

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