Comments on: Pretty Butterfly http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/pretty-butterfly/ Heirloom gardening and the lives of Pat 'n' Steph Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:50:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Søren http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/pretty-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-50657 Søren Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:02:00 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=1986#comment-50657 Happy new year! I agree with Lieven and Emma. I have the same Peacock butterfly in my garden. Though the caterpillars feed on nettles and hops, I never noticed any harm done. It's definitely a pleasure in a garden. Happy new year!

I agree with Lieven and Emma. I have the same Peacock butterfly in my garden. Though the caterpillars feed on nettles and hops, I never noticed any harm done. It’s definitely a pleasure in a garden.

]]> By: Patrick http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/pretty-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-50569 Patrick Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:14:27 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=1986#comment-50569 Any butterfly that eats nettles is a friend of mine!! Any butterfly that eats nettles is a friend of mine!!

]]> By: Emma http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/pretty-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-50565 Emma Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:39:33 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=1986#comment-50565 Yes, definitely a peacock: http://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/asp/species.asp?vernacular=Peacock They've been doing well, the last few years. Happy New Year! Yes, definitely a peacock: http://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/asp/species.asp?vernacular=Peacock

They’ve been doing well, the last few years.

Happy New Year!

]]> By: Ewa in the Garden http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/pretty-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-50564 Ewa in the Garden Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:23:51 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=1986#comment-50564 Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

]]> By: lieven http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/pretty-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-50553 lieven Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:58:47 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=1986#comment-50553 It's the European peacock butterfly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inachis_io; its caterpillars look like this and they don't eat cabbage, but nettles etc. Let it live! It’s the European peacock butterfly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inachis_io; its caterpillars look like this and they don’t eat cabbage, but nettles etc. Let it live!

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