White Peacock Butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
White Peacock Butterfly found along the trail leading to the birding station in the Naples Botanical Gardens' 90 acre preserve. I believe it is a female, but the two sexes on this butterfly are very close.
The White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) 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.
White Peacock Butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
White Peacock Butterfly found along the trail leading to the birding station in the Naples Botanical Gardens' 90 acre preserve. I believe it is a female, but the two sexes on this butterfly are very close.
The White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) 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.