Anartia jatrophae
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| Anartia jatrophae (Linnaeus, 1763) |
The White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) is a species of butterfly. It is found in the southeastern United States, Central America, and throughout much of South America.
The male of the species displays a unique territorial behaviour, in which they stake out a territory typically 15 metres in diameter that contains larval host plants. They perch in this area and agressively protect it from other insects and other male white peacocks.
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