In ancient civilizations saw a butterfly symbol of the soul, attained enlightenment, so in ancient Greece called Butterfly Psyche.On the goddess Psyche Save Image flutters on the wings like a butterfly.Legend of butterflies filled with legends of all the peoples of the earth.And everywhere it is associated with souls - like the Catholics, Buddhists, and the residents of New Zealand and Zaire.Ancient Slavs, when they saw Butterflies, not just admired her beauty, and it welcomed somebody clean dead soul.The moths they saw the suffering souls of the dead.In this regard, the butterfly peacock eye can be viewed with particular interest.
First of all, this butterfly will not leave indifferent because of its beauty.On its wings clearly visible stain, bright patterns resembling peacock's tail feathers.This colorful, iridescent decoration is a secret weapon at the same time preserving her life.The main enemy of these beauties - birds.Once the butterfly peacock eye comes into view of the winged predator, it opens its wings, and the bird, seeing such a beautiful and brilliant spot on the wings, for the time freezes.Perhaps she is frightened, perhaps - surprised.It's enough to make a butterfly fluttered and flew away from a dangerous enemy.
Our locations are found different types of butterflies in the forests and swamps, among the heather and nettles.Typically, the scope of their wings up to three and a half centimeters, but the Viennese or moths of this species, which are also found here, characterized by the fact that they have a wingspan of up to fifteen centimeters of thirteen.One of the biggest butterflies of the genus is the butterfly day peacock or Indian pavlinoglazki.Its wingspan reaches twenty-five centimeters.During the flight, inexperienced people take this harmless creature birds and sometimes even frightening.
Butterfly peacock eye, just like the rest of the butterfly coming out of hibernation, happy in the thickets of nettles or fragrant hops on apple or ash leaf nests with eggs, of which there is little family of voracious caterpillars black with spikes anddecorations of white dots and lines.Emerging from the eggs, caterpillars crawl very quickly to the most tender shoots of plants and begin to eat them.
unusual coloring and bright "peacock" spot do not allow this butterfly confuse with any other, but it is not the only feature of beauty.Color and brightness coloration wings depends on the temperature conditions under which the formation of pupae.Peacock - butterfly, which is very well adapted to the environment.For example, it takes on the color of the pupa is exactly like the color of the object on which it is located.
for wintering butterfly peacock chooses loft buildings or hollow trees, mountain caves or basements.After wintering in late June to mid-July and flitting butterflies mate to lay eggs.And in August, there is a new young generation.
