Peacock butterfly on buddleia, Tilehurst, Berkshire
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Peacock butterfly on buddleia, Tilehurst, Berkshire
Image: © Edmund Shaw Taken: 16 Aug 2013
European Peacock butterfly (Inachis io), wings well spread showing the eye spots. The buddleia is named after the Reverend Adam Buddle (1662–1715), a botanist from Essex.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.465404
Longitude
-1.034451