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 473 verified sightings
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: the janitors son
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 07, 2019
Observation date: Dec 27, 2018
Submitted by: magnolyah
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 01, 2019
Observation date: Oct 29, 2017
Submitted by: Wolf Photography
Region: Texas, United States, Victoria County
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 28, 2018
Observation date: Dec 16, 2018
Submitted by: the janitors son
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 19, 2018
Observation date: Dec 16, 2018
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 17, 2018
Observation date: Dec 06, 2018
Submitted by: the janitors son
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 09, 2018
Observation date: Dec 08, 2018
Submitted by: pamarch
Region: Pasco County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 09, 2018
Observation date: Dec 02, 2018
Submitted by: Englishman
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 07, 2018
Observation date: Nov 29, 2018
Submitted by: katrohrer
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 07, 2018
Observation date: Nov 21, 2018
Submitted by: EddieJo
Region: Okeechobee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 26, 2018
Observation date: Nov 21, 2018
Submitted by: EddieJo
Region: Okeechobee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 26, 2018
Observation date: Nov 20, 2018
Submitted by: Englishman
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 25, 2018
Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Texas, Starr County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 21, 2018
Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 21, 2018
Observation date: Nov 19, 2018
Submitted by: dsgoldens
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 20, 2018
Observation date: Nov 19, 2018
Submitted by: the janitors son
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 20, 2018
Observation date: Oct 30, 2018
Submitted by: iglesima
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 15, 2018
Observation date: Nov 03, 2018
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 10, 2018
Observation date: Nov 02, 2018
Submitted by: the janitors son
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 03, 2018
Observation date: Oct 31, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Elizabeth Anderegg)
Region: Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Nov 01, 2018
Observation date: Oct 22, 2018
Submitted by: aphCC
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 27, 2018
Observation date: Oct 05, 2014
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 26, 2018
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