peacock butterfly on flower

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They frequent gardens and particularly like Buddleias. Their caterpillars eat common (stinging) nettles. They hibernate as butterflies in garden sheds and hollows in trees. They can fly very fast and flash the spots on their aft wings to ward off predators

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Size: 5278px × 3517px
Location: Winterton Gt Yarmouth Norfolk Great Britain
Photo credit: © Michael knowles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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