White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae (Linnaeus, 1763)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is white with light brown markings and a double row of light crescents at the margins. Forewing has one round, black spot; hindwing has two. Dry season (winter) form is larger and paler; wet season (summer form) is smaller and darker.
Wing Span: 2 - 2 3/4 inches (5.1 - 7 cm).
Life History: Males patrol and occasionally perch to find females. Eggs are laid singly near the host plant or under its leaves.
Flight: Throughout the year in South Texas and the Deep South.
Caterpillar Hosts: Water hyssop (Bacopa), Ruellia, and Lippia.
Adult Food: Shepherd\'s needle (Bidens pilosa) in Florida; Cordia, Casearia, and composites in Central America.
Habitat: Open, moist areas such as edges of ponds and streams, along shallow ditches, weedy fields, parks.
Range: Resident from Argentina north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to South Texas and southern Florida. Migrates and temporarily colonizes to central Texas and coastal South Carolina. A rare wanderer to North Carolina, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas.
Conservation: Monitor status of United States populations.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 323 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 17, 2016
Submitted by: mercretas
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 21, 2017
Observation date: Jul 02, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 21, 2017
Observation date: Jul 05, 2017
Submitted by: Ben Donikian
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 21, 2017
Observation date: Jul 08, 2017
Submitted by: RubyRod
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 21, 2017
Observation date: Jul 13, 2017
Submitted by: jamesdorrian
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 21, 2017
Observation date: Jul 17, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 21, 2017
Observation date: Jul 13, 2017
Submitted by: Stinchcomb Phot...
Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 18, 2017
Observation date: Jul 06, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 06, 2017
Observation date: Jul 01, 2017
Submitted by: tandres
Region: Bronx County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 01, 2017
Observation date: Jun 20, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 29, 2017
Observation date: Jun 01, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 26, 2017
Observation date: Jun 16, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 26, 2017
Observation date: May 25, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 27, 2017
Observation date: May 20, 2017
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Aransas County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 22, 2017
Observation date: Apr 29, 2017
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 09, 2017
Observation date: Apr 18, 2017
Submitted by: AJVanh.arch
Region: Martin County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 03, 2017
Observation date: May 02, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 03, 2017
Observation date: Apr 22, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 03, 2017
Observation date: Mar 15, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 15, 2017
Observation date: Feb 28, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 09, 2017
Observation date: Mar 02, 2017
Submitted by: AJVanh.arch
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 09, 2017
Observation date: Jun 18, 2016
Submitted by: JohnBoback
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 04, 2017
Observation date: Nov 24, 2015
Submitted by: geraldswegner
Region: Indian River County, Florida, United States
Verified by: geraldswegner
Verified date: Feb 24, 2017
Observation date: Dec 03, 2015
Submitted by: geraldswegner
Region: Florida, United States
Verified by: geraldswegner
Verified date: Feb 24, 2017
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