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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Observation date: May 14, 2015
Submitted by: XplorMor Intern...
Region: Matanzas, Cuba
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 16, 2022
Observation date: Mar 24, 2018
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Ciego de Avila, Cuba
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 16, 2022
Observation date: Nov 18, 2016
Submitted by: David M. Gascoigne
Region: Granma, Cuba
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 16, 2022
Observation date: Feb 14, 2017
Submitted by: Paul Tavares
Region: Matanzas, Cuba
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 16, 2022
Observation date: Feb 03, 2017
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Matanzas, Cuba
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 16, 2022
Observation date: Dec 04, 2015
Submitted by: PDunwiddie
Region: Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 16, 2022
Observation date: Jan 15, 2020
Submitted by: Geni Certain
Region: Guerrero, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 14, 2022
Observation date: Jan 15, 2018
Submitted by: NBBAM
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 14, 2022
Observation date: Jan 13, 2018
Submitted by: NBBAM
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 14, 2022
Observation date: Jan 16, 2009
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Panamá Province, Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 29, 2021
Submitted by: Anthony Batista
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 12, 2022
Observation date: Aug 28, 2018
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 12, 2022
Observation date: Jul 19, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Oct 02, 2022
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 06, 2022
Observation date: Sep 25, 2022
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 25, 2022
Observation date: Feb 18, 2016
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Yucatan, Mexico
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Sep 16, 2022
Observation date: Jul 22, 2022
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Jul 05, 2022
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Feb 15, 2022
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Jul 02, 2020
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Jun 23, 2019
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: San Jose, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Mar 09, 2019
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Feb 13, 2019
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Limon, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Nov 13, 2018
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
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