Aglais io, the European peacock or peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly found across Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. It is resident across much of its range, often overwintering in buildings or trees, which allows it to appear unusually early in spring compared to migratory species.
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Classification
Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceRusty red wings, with a distinctive black, blue and yellow eyespot at each wingtip. 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Sources
1. Wikipedia, Aglais io
Taxonomy section
Aglais io was formerly classified as the only member of the genus Inachis
Infobox, Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Description section
The base colour of the wings is a rusty red, and at each wingtip it bears a distinctive, black, blue and yellow eyespot.
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