White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

In North Carolina, this is another rare stray from farther south (native to and breeding in FL) that has shown up a handful of times along the NC coast. I've seen them in FL, TX, and Peru.
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2008

Where common, White Peacocks are found in disturbed open areas with flowers like fields, roadsides, etc.


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Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2011

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White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2011
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2011

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Okeechobee Co., FL
12 Aug 2003
Miami-Dade Co., FL
29 Dec 2003

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White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2008
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2011

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Collier Co., FL
7 Feb 2015

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Collier Co., FL
23 Dec 2013

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Matheson Hammock Park, Miami-Dade Co., FL
17 Sep 2016
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Picayune State Forest, Collier Co., FL
19 Sep 2016

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Picayune State Forest, Collier Co., FL
19 Sep 2016

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Big Cypress Preserve, Collier Co., FL
25 Sep 2016

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Big Cypress Preserve, Collier Co., FL
4 Mar 2017
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Big Cypress Preserve, Collier Co., FL
25 Sep 2016

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Big Cypress Preserve, Collier Co., FL
4 Mar 2017

/td> White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Redland Fruit & Spice Park, Miami-Dade Co., FL
18 May 2018

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Redland Fruit & Spice Park, Miami-Dade Co., FL
18 May 2018
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Eagle Lakes, Collier Co., FL
25 Jan 2023

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Freedom Park, Collier Co., FL
3 Nov 2023

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Hidalgo Co., TX
15 Oct 2004
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Hidalgo Co., TX
18 Oct 2004

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Carteret Co., NC
27 Oct 2017

Very rare in North Carolina, John Fussell found what appears to be a breeding population near the Pine Knoll Shores aquarium in 2017.


White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Muyil Ruins, Sian Ka'an, Quintana Roo, Mexico
16 Dec 2023

Very rare in North Carolina, John Fussell found what appears to be a breeding population near the Pine Knoll Shores aquarium in 2017.


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