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Peacock Butterfly - Inachis ioBuddleias are magnets for these large an imposing butterflies of gardens, wasteland and railway embankments. The wing eye-spots are a scary deterrent to wouold-be predators.
Peacock butterflies spend the winter as adults, hiding in dark corners in buildings; black undersides to the wings make them hard to spot in such places.
The black and hairy catterpillars feed on stinging nettles. Studying butterflies and moths...
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