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White Peacock

Anartia jatrophae

Plate XX — White Peacock is Fig. 13
Plate XX — White Peacock is Fig. 13
White Peacock (detail)
White Peacock (detail)

Butterfly.-There can be no mistake made in the identification of this species if the figure we give is consulted. The male and female are much alike. Expanse, 1.75-2.00 inches.

Early Stages.-So far as is known to me, these have never been described. The butterfly is common throughout the tropics of the New World, and is occasionally found in southern Texas and Florida.