Young larvae of peacock on their spinning on a nettle plant

Peacock butterfly sunning on a nettle plant

English/French/Dutch... names for #peacock #dagpauwoog #paondujour all refer to that one bird. Larval foodplant are nettles and they like them standing humid and warm. I once heard this species is so mobile bc before agricultural N use it had to fly a lot to find nettles...
#vlindermaand #dailylepi