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White peacock butterfly
Anartia jatrophae
8.53798, -80.7821
Field Notes
Description:
The White Peacock is a species of butterfly found in the southeastern United States, Central America, and throughout much of South America. The males of the species display a unique territorial behavior, in which they stake out a territory typically 15 meters in diameter that contains larval host plants. They perch in this area and aggressively protect it from other insects and other male white peacocks.
Habitat:
Weedy lowland tropical areas; moist or disturbed areas. Strays north of Florida possible in any open habitat.
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