There were an abundance of white peacock butterflies fluttering in every direction during a morning outing with my family at a mini golf course this morning. I love the coloring on this butterfly, the mixture of white, brown and orange sure catches your eye. It’s wing span is 1.75″ and is part of the brushfoots family. The white peacock uses such plants as lippia and water hyssop to lay its eggs. It’s a butterfly that can be seen all year in south Florida.
Love your knowledge of our delicate little friends!
Thank you! I love researching and finding out all I can about the species I find.
If memory recalls(?) a Monarch takes one generation to go south but two to come back.
Is that true?
That’s a great question. I will do some digging and let you know.
I added information in my warm weather blog today 😀
I saw that,thank you! How the new generation knows where they are and where they are going is amazing!
You’re welcome! It sure is amazing and fascinating!
the parent must be able to download vital geographic information via chromosomes?
Maybe?
What a beauty!