the peacock butterfly
2 pictures, 2 butterflies??
This is the peacock butterfly (peacock, with dull colors??!!). I first saw this one with the wings folded.. it looked dull but I thought I will take a shot and add it to the species list in my collection..
Then it opened its wings.. and lo! It’s the Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means peacock. The Peacock butterfly’s wings are reddish-brown on upperside with distinctive "false eye" markings, to distract birds and other predators. The underside is dark brown to black. Thus it has 2 defense mechanisms (the dull color is a good camouflage) whatever way it pose!
and whatz this! 
itz the peacock butterfly on my shoulders. though itz blurred, i like this image cuz of the intimacy it showed,,
itz the peacock butterfly on my shoulders. though itz blurred, i like this image cuz of the intimacy it showed,,
@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens
Beautiful butterflies pictures showing the professionalism of photographer.
thank you birdy! it is pleasing to go through your nature filled blog 🙂
Its amazing. Wonderful blog post. I enjoyed a lot and unable to express it in words. Thank you very much.Keep blogging.
That black beauty rite on top is simply stunning !
yeah sarah!
geetha, preethika, 🙂
Lovely pics roxie!
Colorful indeed!!!
Beautiful picture..
You managed to take the pictrue of one on your shoulder without disturbing it.. Great!
Real pretty pictures, dear.
Sort of symbolises people in real life- the reflections of inner beauty! You don’t get to know and cherish until you patiently wait for the perosn to open his/her ‘wings’.