Latin: Aglais io (Linné 1758) Svenska: Påfågelöga Deutsch: Tagpfauenauge
Light sleepersEuropean peackock butterflies hide in cellars, attics, or outside in the wintertime to sleep. They are light sleepers, though, so they might wake to fly about on a warm winter's day!
European peacocks are found all over Uppland. You might consider saving a little stinging nettle in your garden for them to snack on!
These butterflies spend the winter in Uppland as adult butterflies. In the springtime, they begin to fly about in April.
Photo: Emil Nilsson
Latest sightings of European peacock butterflies in Uppland
NatureGate on the European peacock butterfly
Wikipedia article on the European peacock butterfly