孔雀蛺蝶 (Aglais io) 是一種生活在歐洲和亞洲溫帶草原與林地中的蝴蝶。牠擁有四片紅色的翅膀，邊緣是棕色的，且翅膀上有獨特的眼狀斑點。這些眼狀斑點可能是由黃色、藍色、紅色或紫色的鱗片組成，周圍環繞著黑色的標記。翅膀的背面是棕色至黑色。雄性和雌性外表相似，但雌性的體型可能比雄性大了 10%。孔雀蛺蝶的翼展為 5 公分到 6.4 公分。孔雀蛺蝶的毛毛蟲是黑色且毛茸茸的，蛹則是綠色的，背側邊緣有尖角。
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european-peacock
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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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