Noun: peacock butterfly
- European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
"The peacock butterfly's eyespots startled potential predators";
- peacock, Inachis io
Derived forms: peacock butterflies
Type of: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly
Part of: genus Inachis, Inachis
Encyclopedia: Peacock butterfly