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white peacock female butterfly on butterfly needles plant

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.

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Butterfly needles flowers are depicted as daisy-like due to the larger white petals and the very small yellow flowers which are located at the end of the branches.

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Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge

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Uploaded on September 23, 2025
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