Anartia jatrophae

Anartia jatrophae (white peacock) is a species of butterfly found in the southeastern United States, Central America, and throughout much of South America. The white peacock's larval hosts are water hyssop (Bacopa monnieri),[1][2] lemon bacopa (Bacopa caroliniensis),[3] tropical waterhyssop (Bacopa innominata),[4] frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora),[5] lanceleaf frogfruit (Phyla lanceolata),[6] and Carolina wild petunia (Ruellia caroliniana).[7][8][9] 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.[10]

  • Topside, male MHNT
  • Underside, male MHNT
  • Topside, female MHNT
  • Underside, female MHNT

White peacock
butterfly house specimen
A. j. jatrophae, Tobago
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Tribe:
Victorinini
Genus:
Anartia
Species:
A. jatrophae
Binomial name
Anartia jatrophae

References
  1. "Bacopa monnieri". Florida Native Plant Society. Florida Native Plant Society. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  2. "Water Hyssop Rooted Starters". ButterflyWorx. ButterflyWorx.com. 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  3. Lyn Gettys & Carl J. Della Torre III (April 2015). "Lemon bacopa: Bacopa caroliniana" (PDF). Electronic Data Information System. UF IFAS Extension. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  4. Cary, Mary Jane (June 2015). "Planting with Purpose" (PDF). The Green Gazette. Naples, FL, US: UF IFAS Extension. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  5. "White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)". Floridata. Floridata.com LLC. 2015. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  6. Mike Quinn. "Caterpillar Food Plants for Central Texas" (PDF). Llano Estacado and West Texas Natural History. Steven Schafersman.
  7. Mark Hutchinson (2011). "Ruellia caroliniensis – Carolina Wild Petunia" (PDF). Native Plants Owners Manual. Florida Native Plant Society. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  8. "White Peacock". Florida Wildflowers & Butterflies. Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  9. Lotts, Kelly; Thomas Naberhaus & coordinators (2017). "White Peacock". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Metalmark Web & Data. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  10. Lederhouse, R.C.; Codella, S.G.; Grossmueller, D.W.; et al. (November 1992). "Host plant-based territoriality in the white peacock butterfly, Anartia jatrophae". Journal of Insect Behavior. 5 (6): 721–728. doi:10.1007/BF01047982. ISSN 1572-8889.


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