European Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) larva starting to shed its skin to turn into a pupa, Oxfordshire, England, August

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Keywords: butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis, europe, european, inachis, insect, io, larva, metamorphosis, peacock, pupa, shedding, skin