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 494 verified sightings
Observation date: May 15, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 16, 2019
Observation date: May 10, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 10, 2019
Observation date: May 08, 2019
Submitted by: JulieAnnBrady
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 08, 2019
Observation date: Apr 30, 2019
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 07, 2019
Observation date: May 04, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 04, 2019
Observation date: Apr 29, 2019
Submitted by: tavianne
Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 02, 2019
Observation date: Mar 05, 2019
Submitted by: Suzanne Fleury
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Apr 29, 2019
Observation date: Apr 18, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 19, 2019
Observation date: Apr 10, 2019
Submitted by: GPete
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 10, 2019
Observation date: Apr 02, 2019
Submitted by: therapypetz
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 08, 2019
Observation date: Apr 04, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 04, 2019
Observation date: Apr 03, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 03, 2019
Observation date: Mar 31, 2019
Submitted by: gentian
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 01, 2019
Observation date: Mar 23, 2019
Submitted by: Lil'Enthusiast
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 26, 2019
Observation date: Mar 23, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 24, 2019
Observation date: Mar 16, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 19, 2019
Observation date: Feb 21, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Feb 23, 2019
Observation date: Feb 06, 2019
Submitted by: rogerashton
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 17, 2019
Observation date: Feb 06, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Feb 09, 2019
Observation date: Jun 24, 2018
Submitted by: Bixia
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 31, 2019
Observation date: Jan 23, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 26, 2019
Observation date: Jan 04, 2018
Submitted by: Scooper
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 16, 2019
Observation date: Oct 15, 2015
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 08, 2019
Observation date: Jan 06, 2019
Submitted by: wlu
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 07, 2019
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