peacock butterfly

British  

noun

1. a European nymphalid butterfly, Inachis io, having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

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peacock butterfly

Other of Mr Lindon's tiny creations include unique animals crafted within the eye of a needle, from a blue whale to a delicate peacock butterfly.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

The peacock butterfly caterpillars flailed their bodies—and even bit at the electrodes—about 1.4 times longer, whereas the cinnabar and vapourer caterpillars spent 175 times and 3.3 times longer coiled into tight balls.

From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2024

And there on that knot, lost in dream, was a peacock butterfly that had retired to hibernate.

From The Broom-Squire by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

A peacock butterfly looks its best in sunlight, and Tishy's dark bloom, and intent eyes of luminous grey, faced the glare of October sunlight with confident unconcern.

From Mount Music by Ross, Martin

Louis XIV. was hatless, he had struck down with his cane a peacock butterfly, which Monsieur de Saint-Aignan had picked up from the ground quite stunned.

From Ten Years Later by Dumas père, Alexandre