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Metamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly

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Metamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly, 1888. The Peacock (Inachis io), a butterfly of the temperate regions of Europe and Asia. The adult lays eggs on a favourite food plant for the caterpillars (larvae), the stinging nettle. After a series of moults as they grow the caterpillars pupate into the chrysalis stage. The final stage is the Imago, the adult perfect insect which hatches from the Chrysalis. 1888. Chromolithograph.

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22,4Mo (2,0Mo) / 18,7cm x 30,0cm / 2211 x 3543 (300dpi)