What flowers do Peacock butterflies like?
Adult peacock butterflies feed on the nectar of summer-flowering plants such as thistles, ragwort and devil's-bit scabious, as well as sap and honeydew.

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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Family
Brush-footed butterflies

Genus
Peacocks

Species
White peacock (Anartia jatrophae)