Anartia jatrophae
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[Photo] White Peacock Butterfly (Anartia jatrophae) at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida. Date 17 June 2006. Author Cary Bass (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bastique)

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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 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.

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