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.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: Mike_56
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 30, 2019
Observation date: Oct 20, 2012
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 26, 2019
Observation date: Jul 24, 2019
Submitted by: ML Steele
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 24, 2019
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 21, 2019
Observation date: Mar 24, 2019
Submitted by: ernest williams
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 15, 2019
Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
Submitted by: louvis11
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 13, 2019
Observation date: Nov 24, 2018
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 11, 2019
Observation date: Jul 10, 2019
Submitted by: Argyle
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 10, 2019
Observation date: Oct 11, 2017
Submitted by: cfhayes
Region: Liberty County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 06, 2019
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: Jun 24, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 25, 2019
Observation date: Jun 20, 2019
Submitted by: Argyle
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 20, 2019
Observation date: Jun 14, 2019
Submitted by: Jrock-kodama
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 19, 2019
Observation date: Nov 04, 2017
Submitted by: larrygardella
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 18, 2019
Observation date: Jun 07, 2019
Submitted by: Aymee Laurain
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 15, 2019
Observation date: Jun 12, 2019
Submitted by: louvis11
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 13, 2019
Observation date: Jun 11, 2019
Submitted by: Argyle
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 12, 2019
Observation date: Jun 12, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 12, 2019
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: Rosalia Ana
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 10, 2019
Observation date: Jun 01, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 02, 2019
Observation date: May 15, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 16, 2019
Observation date: May 10, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
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
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