Whatever Weds. White Peacock Butterfly

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While birding around a pond in Pinellas Co. Fl I spied this butterfly trying to warm up for the day. Mary knew what it was straight-away when I asked her if she knew what kind it was.

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I showed you its best side first. It’s a bit tattered by the end of summer.

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Still beautiful though.

“They’re in the brush-footed butterfly family and stay low to the ground because their favorite plants are also low on the ground. They can also be found throughout the southeastern USA, the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America to Argentina. They are white with brown markings and orange margins, and have a small black spot in the center of each of the forewings. Two small black spots on each of the hindwings resembling a peacock’s eyespot give this butterfly its common name. There’s a short tail on the hindwings. Male and female White peacock butterflies don not differ in appearance from each other.” Facts gleaned from

Florida Wildflower Foundation link here. They also say, that, “the White Peacock is smaller and darker in the wet summer months and larger and paler in the drier summer months.” I’m thinking this one has be one of the larger paler ones as it is quite pale.

Nikon D850| Nikkor 500mm Pe-F| PS CC

more to come…

48 thoughts on “Whatever Weds. White Peacock Butterfly”

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  5. These are beautiful photos, Deborah. The first one in particular is remarkable. There’s only a subtle difference between the background and the butterfly, yet it’s so clear. That’s an excellent photo and a great capture.

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  12. As I mentioned to Steve, I found this beauty locally, but only once. Until then, I’d only seen it on Florida bloggers’ sites. I’m so glad you found one; they truly are beautiful. Big, too!

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    1. Thank you so much, Miriam! I’ve seen a lot of the White Cabbage here as well as Tiger Swallowtails, and near the River Morning Cloaks which was new to me when I first moved here. It’s nice to see a couple more along with the Cabbage white.

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  20. That’s a wonderful stylish Butterfly, Deborah, and a great picture too. I love how you dare cranking up the light to make the subject not only visible but also in this case utterly summerish. I would not mind wallpaper in the wings-design.

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    2. I guess…. an accent wall in the living room Deborah. The rest of the walls perhaps (off)white with room for colourfull art work. I love the ivory look of the butterfly and the subtle browns. Dutch houses mostly aren’t very large so I prefer spaciousness.

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  22. I didn’t recognize this kind of butterfly. Online sources say it reaches into south Texas. When I checked iNaturalist I was surprised to discover two sightings in Austin and one slightly west of here. Still, it’s apparently rare for the white peacock to wander this far north.

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