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White Peacock Butterfly

Anartia jatrophae

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Boca Raton, Florida

Brooksville, Florida

Cape Coral, Florida

Crystal Beach, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Pierce, Florida

Hollywood, Florida

Largo, Florida

Lutz, Florida

Merritt Island, Florida

Miami, Florida(2 reports)

Palm Bay, Florida

Palm Coast, Florida

Palm Harbor, Florida

Saint Petersburg, Florida

Spring Hill, Florida

Tampa, Florida

Venice, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

Los Fresnos, Texas

Portland, Texas

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sueatkins

Brooksville, FL | May 2007 | Neutral

In my area, the white peacock lays its eggs on bacopa which tends to grow in roadside ditches. I'd like to know if spraying these roadside ditches for mosquito larvae affects this butterfly caterpillar at all. The butterfly might go unnoticed when just flying through your garden, even though it is white speckled with gold/tan spots depending upon the light. If you are lucky enough to observe it when resting, you will notice a beautiful sparkle to the speckled patterns.

Vee8ch

Palm Bay, FL (Zone 9b) | July 2006 | Positive

Common throughout Florida but most widely seen in South Florida.
Lives along the edges of lakes, ponds, ditches, and canals. Can also be found in lowest areas of open fields where it feeds on low growing wildflower nectar.

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