孔雀蛱蝶 (Aglais io) 是一种生活在欧洲和亚洲温带草原与林地中的蝴蝶。它拥有四片红色的翅膀，边缘是棕色的，且翅膀上有独特的眼状斑点。这些眼状斑点可能是由黄色、蓝色、红色或紫色的鳞片组成，周围环绕着黑色的标记。翅膀的背面是棕色至黑色。雄性和雌性外表相似，但雌性的体型可能比雄性大了 10%。孔雀蛱蝶的翼展为 5 厘米到 6.4 厘米。孔雀蛱蝶的毛毛虫是黑色且毛茸茸的，蛹则是绿色的，背侧边缘有尖角。
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Animal Facts
The European peacock butterfly can make a hissing noise that is audible to human ears by rubbing its wings together, which appears to aid in warding off rodent predators.
The European peacock butterfly’s wing pattern is a defence mechanism, with the eye spots and butterfly body looking like a bird’s eyes and beak to scare off predators.
Many of the caterpillars of the European peacock butterfly fall victim to parasitic wasps.
In Japan, the European butterfly is a positive symbol for a happy marriage.
The underside of the European peacock’s wings are camouflaged to look like a dead leaf. This comes in especially useful when they hibernate through winter.
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