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White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae
26.3398, -81.7787
Field Notes
Description:
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.
Habitat:
Open, moist areas such as edges of ponds and streams, along shallow ditches, weedy fields, parks.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.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 12, 2012
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