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Peacock butterfly caterpillar, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan Rewilding Centre
Peacock (Aglais io) butterfly caterpillar taken by David Palmar in the tree nursery at the Trees for Life rewilding centre, Dundreggan, Invernessshire
24 June 2023
Peacock butterfly at Inver, Jura
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Jura
Peacock (Aglais io) butterfly at Inver, Jura, taken by David Palmar
20 August 2022
Peacock butterfly on Pussy Willow, Possil Marsh
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Glasgow - Possil Marsh
Peacock (Aglais io) on Pussy Willow (Salix caprea) at Possil Marsh, Glasgow, one of the earliest butterflies to appear in the spring, taken by David Palmar. This is a somewhat worn specimen, which has just come out of hibernation, having overwintered as an adult.
03 April 2021
Peacock butterfly, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Peacock (Aglais io) butterfly beside the Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow. Peacocks hibernate over winter, and because of this are one of the first butterflies to emerge in early spring
06 April 2020
Peacock Butterfly caterpillars on Stinging Nettle, Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io) caterpillars on Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica), Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, taken by Sarah Longrigg
01 July 2017
Peacock butterfly, Mugdock Country Park
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Mugdock and Loch Ardinning
Peacock butterfly (Aglais io), Mugdock Country Park
17 April 2019
Peacock butterfly on Kirkconnel Flow
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Dumfriesshire - Kirkconnel Flow
Peacock (Aglais io) butterfly on Kirkconnel Flow raised bog in Dumfries and Galloway
11 April 2019
Peacock butterfly, Falls of Clyde
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South Lanarkshire -Falls of Clyde
Peacock (Aglais io) with wings closed on Gorse (Ulex europaeus) at Falls of Clyde. In comparison to its brightly coloured upper wings, the underwings of this butterfly are dark to help it camouflage while resting.
16 August 2003
Peacock chrysalis
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CEP - Glasgow
Peacock (Aglais io) chrysalis with the remains of the caterpillar's discarded skin, scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow.
26 June 1984
Peacock butterfly chrysalis
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CEP - Glasgow
Peacock (Aglais io) butterfly chrysalis taken in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
