Available again in 2011. The Peacock is a large, reddish-brown butterfly with conspicious multi-coloured eye-spots on each wing. The adult can often be found feeding on Buddliea in gardens but will inhabit almost any type of country. There is one generation per year and the larvae feed on nettle where they start out as a black mass in a silken web until the final instar when they become more solitary. Ideal for schools and beginners the Peacock can be bred easily on potted nettles and then released to help conserve this lovely butterfly.
