Inachis io - Spring finally YES!
The Peacock Butterfly:
The butterfly hibernates over winter before laying its eggs in early spring, in batches of up to 500 at a time. The caterpillars, which are shiny black with six rows of barbed spikes and a series of white dots on each segment, hatch after about a week and feed on nettles and hops. The adult butterflies drink nectar from a wide variety of flowering plants, including buddleia, sallows, dandelions, wild marjoram, danewort, hemp agrimony, and clover; they also utilize tree sap and rotten fruit.
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mariadel 18/03/2007 18:38
Preciosa!!!!!Mari-Angeles Sánchez 16/03/2007 0:42
Preciosa. Una nitidez y colorido estupendos.Saludoos.
Elena Grünstein 16/03/2007 0:33
Muy buen encuadre con excelente nitidez, me gusta mucho.