Peacock eye butterfly. Now there is a mass flight of these butterflies, they can be found quite often everywhere. It belongs to the nymphalid family, which has about 6,100 species. The wingspan of males is 4.5-5.5 cm, females 5-6.2 cm. They prefer open areas, live in fields, meadows, forest edges, banks of rivers and reservoirs, city parks, can climb mountains to a height of 2500 m.
The female lays 100 to 300 eggs on the underside of the nettle leaf. Caterpillar stage from May to August. Black caterpillars with small white dots and belts of hard black spikes. Before pupation they spread. The pupal stage lasts 1-2 weeks. The doll is placed upside down on fences, walls, etc. Its color varies from gray-green to brown, depending on the color of the substrate. Butterflies fly from early spring to October. Winter in cracks in the bark, forest and steppe litter.
Life expectancy is several months.
There is no need for long and expensive trips to see beautiful places and relax.
An ordinary road, a purple periwinkle flower by the wall. Next to it, there is a view of the cutter. Peaceful life outside the city center, yet within easy reach. Beautifully...
