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Saturday
Jan162010

The Dark Side

DateSat 2010-01-16

A peacock butterfly, Inachis io (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).  Peacock butterflies are one of the most colourful insects found in the British Isles, but their undersides are just plain black.

Photo taken in my father's garden in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, UK, on 2009-08-07.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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