Butterfly or moth
Peacock
Aglais io · Nymphalidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsApr · Jul–Augmost records
Records3,071,317in 42 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom1,625,622 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Peacock in brief
The peacock (Aglais io) is a butterfly or moth of the Nymphalidae family — species of insect.
Across the 42 countries we cover it has 3,071,317 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, July and August and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom1,625,622 records · best Aug, Apr
Netherlands499,102 records · best Jul, Apr
France196,696 records · best Jul, Apr
Germany174,149 records · best Jul, Apr
Belgium173,842 records · best Jul, Apr
Finland76,297 records · best Aug, May
Sweden67,268 records · best Aug, Jul
Switzerland62,906 records · best Jul, Apr
Denmark53,429 records · best Aug, Jul
Austria34,077 records · best Jul, Apr
Ireland25,960 records · best Aug, Apr
Poland12,923 records · best Jul, Aug
Russia11,798 records · best Jul, Apr
Spain9,990 records · best Jul, Jun
Norway8,910 records · best Aug, May
Luxembourg6,839 records · best Jul, Apr
Czechia4,791 records · best Jul, Aug
Serbia4,689 records · best Apr, Jun
Lithuania3,942 records · best Jul, Apr
Estonia3,765 records · best Jul, Aug
Italy3,247 records · best Jun, Jul
Japan2,756 records · best Aug, Jul
Ukraine2,695 records · best Apr, Jul
Hungary1,978 records · best Jun, Apr
Romania744 records · best Jul, Jun
Belarus685 records · best Jul, Aug
Slovakia545 records · best Jul, Aug
Bulgaria362 records · best Jun, Mar
Slovenia261 records · best Jul, Aug
Croatia255 records · best Jun, Apr
Kazakhstan176 records · best Apr, Jul
Liechtenstein161 records · best Jul, May
Latvia152 records · best Jul, Aug
Andorra88 records · best Jan, Jul
Albania53 records · best Jun, Jul
Iceland44 records · best Oct, Sep
Montenegro43 records · best Mar, Jun
Bosnia and Herzegovina23 records · best Jul, Jun
Kosovo20 records · best Jul, Nov
North Korea18 records · best Jul, Dec
Moldova11 records · best Apr, Jun
Egypt5 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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