Niall Benvie / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) on Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) Scotland, UK

Stephen Dalton / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) hibernating on soft furnishings. England, UK.

Stephen Dalton / Peacock butterfly (Vanessa io) in flight, UK

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 5/6.

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 4/6.

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 2/6.

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 6/6.

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 3/6.

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 1/6.

Silvia Reiche / Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) on flower, Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Andy Sands / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) on Fleabane flowers, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Thomas Marent / Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) on flowers, Switzerland