Butterfly

PEACOCK BUTTERFLY The peacock butterfly ( Inachis io ) is a common butterfly from temperate parts of Europe (including Britain) and Asia. This butterfly makes a hissing sound when it is alarmed (usually upon seeing a bird); it makes the sound by rubbing its wings together. The wings are brownish-purple with a bright eyespot on each wing (the wings look a bit like an owl's face). The undersides of the wings are mottled grayish-brown. The larval host plant is the stinging nettle; the caterpillar is black with spines. Classification: Family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies), genus Inachis, species I. io . Butterfly genus species - Peacock Butterfly Blue Peacock Butterfly Located: Southern India, Sri Lanka and western Java. Habitat: Evergreen forest, deciduous forests and urban areas. The blue peacock is very tolerant of the presence of other butterflies and humans. It even visits animal droppings. White Peacock Butterfly

Butterfly genus species - Blue Morpho BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY The Blue Morpho butterfly ( Morpho menelaus ) is a species of neotropical butterfly that has iridescent blue wings (the females are are not as brilliantly colored as the males and have a brown edge with white spots surrounding the iridescent blue area). The undersides (visible when the butterfly is resting) are brown with bronze-colored ey espots. Adults drink the juices of rotting fruit. The caterpillar of the Blue Morpho is red-brown with bright patches of lime-green on the back, and it eats the plant Erythroxylum pilchrum nocturnally (at night). Blue Morphos live in rainforests from Brazil to Venezuela. Blue Morphos belong to the Family Nymphalidae, Genus Morpho, and species menelaus. Butterfly genus species - Blue Morpho Blue Morpho Butterfly

MONARCH BUTTERFLY The Monarch ( Danaus plexippus ) is a common poisonous butterfly found worldwide. It eats milkweed in its larval stage and lays eggs on the poisonous milkweed plant. Monarchs have a wingspan of 3 3/8 - 4 7/8 inches (8.6 - 12.4 cm). Butterfly genus species - Monarch Butterfly Butterfly genus species - Monarch Butterfly