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Definition of Inachis io
1. Noun. European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot.
Exact synonyms: Peacock, Peacock Butterfly
Generic synonyms: Brush-footed Butterfly, Four-footed Butterfly, Nymphalid, Nymphalid Butterfly
Group relationships: Genus Inachis, Inachis
Generic synonyms: Brush-footed Butterfly, Four-footed Butterfly, Nymphalid, Nymphalid Butterfly
Group relationships: Genus Inachis, Inachis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inachis Io
Literary usage of Inachis io
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada: With Special by Samuel Hubbard Scudder, William Morris Davis, Charles William Woodworth, Leland Ossian Howard, Charles Valentine Riley, Samuel Wendell Williston (1889)
"Mr. Green in the European Inachis io, who accidentally disturbed a colony of
hibernating butterflies and heard a faint hissing noise issue from the cavity ..."