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A European Peacock butterfly a long way from home. In the last few years these have appeared in the Montreal area, thousands of kilometres from their native territories in Europe. They are now well established and seem to be here to stay.
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18 comments

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautiful colours and details.
4 months ago ( translate )

Andrew Trundlewagon replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

Hi Jaap, many thanks. Best wishes for the weekend.
4 months ago

Günter Klaus said:

Eine sehr schöne Nahaufnahme ist das von diesen Tagpfauenauge lieber Andrew :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
4 months ago ( translate )

Andrew Trundlewagon replied to Günter Klaus:

Hi Gunter,
Thanks. It was a rather lucky find.
4 months ago

Don Sutherland said:

Gorgeous peacock butterfly.
4 months ago ( translate )

Andrew Trundlewagon replied to Don Sutherland:

Thanks, it was a lucky find.
4 months ago

William Sutherland said:

Awesome shot!
4 months ago

Andrew Trundlewagon replied to William Sutherland:

Manythanks, best wishes for the weekend.
4 months ago

John FitzGerald said:

A stunning,capture.
4 months ago ( translate )

Andrew Trundlewagon replied to John FitzGerald:

Thanks!
4 months ago

Per said:

Interesting that they exist in Montreal.
4 months ago

Andrew Trundlewagon replied to Per:

Hi, thanks very much. I don't know how they got here across the Atlantic, but apparently, they hibernate through the winter and then lay eggs in Spring, so it is possible one or two tried to overwinter inside a shipping container or something similar and woke up to find themselves on another continent? Just a guess.
4 months ago

Sonia Roosen said:

Eyes on you
4 months ago

Andrew Trundlewagon replied to Sonia Roosen:

Hi Sonia, exactly! Thanks for commenting.
4 months ago

Jocelyne Villoing said:

Très beau ( vu un hier chez moi ) !
4 months ago ( translate )