Peacock - Keele University
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Keele University Arboretum

Peacock Inarchis io

 This is one of our most distinctive butterflies.

There are two or even three broods during the year, with adults of the last brood spending the winter in hibernation - ready to emerge in the spring.

The adults feed on nectar - especially thistles, Buddleia etc. The larvae feed on Nettles Urtica dioica.		 peacock

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