European Peacock
The European peacock (or Aglais io) is a species of butterfly living throughout the temperate grasslands and woodlands of Europe and Asia.
It has four red wings with brown edges and distinctive eye spots. These eye spots may be made up of yellow, blue, red or purple scales and have black surrounding marks. The undersides of the wings are brown to black. Caterpillars of the European peacock are black and hairy, and the chrysalises are green with pointed ridges on the dorsal side.
Males and females look alike, although females may be up to 10% larger than males. European peacocks reach a wingspan of 5cm to 6.4cm.
Aglais io
Exhibit needs
- Exhibit types
- Walkthrough
- Terrain
- None
- Temperature
- 18–25 °C (variance 5 °C below, 5 °C above)
- Humidity
- 60–80% (variance 5 below, 5 above)
- Food
- Fruit and vegetables
- Litter
- 1–1
- Overpopulation at
- 8 (extreme 10)
- Colony up to
- 15
- Breeds in
- Summer
Overview
- Scientific name
- Aglais io
- Class
- Insecta
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Enclosure
- Large exhibit
- Temperature
- 18 °C – 25 °C
- Humidity
- 60% – 80%
- Lifespan
- 1 yr – 1.5 yr
- Content
- Base game