Nodding in the wind, these delightfully colourful flowers are very common in Britain, but no less worthy of comment for that.
From a walk a couple of days ago, we also saw a beautiful Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) on a Red Clover flower.
The name, Io comes from Greek Mythology. Io was a Priestess of Hera in Argos. Strangely enough, the first part of the butterfly's name, 'Inachis' is derived from the name of Io's father, Inachus, a river god. Io was turned into a heifer by Zeus after he raped her. Delightful!
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