Anartia jatrophae
| White peacock | |
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| A. j. jatrophae, Tobago | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Victorinini |
| Genus: | Anartia |
| Species: | A. jatrophae |
| Binomial name | |
| Anartia jatrophae (Linnaeus, 1763) | |
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.[1]
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Topside, male MHNT
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Underside, male MHNT
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Topside, female MHNT
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Underside, female MHNT
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Jamaican white peacock A. j. jamaicensis
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A. j. jatrophae, Tobago
References
- ↑ Melissa A. Barger, Daniel J. Madigan, Timothy R. Matsuura and Chad M. Valderrama, 2005 Aggressive behavior in the butterfly Anartia jatrophae. Dartmouth Studies in Tropical Ecology 2005
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