Picture of Peacock Butterfly Feeding on Knapweed

The Peacock Butterfly, Inachis io, is here seen feeding on common knapweed close to Llyn Elsi in the Gwydyr Forest, North Wales. There was an abundance of Peacock butterflies on the day of my visit in early September 2011.

Peacock Butterfly

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