White Peacock is a wide-ranging tropical species common in southern Florida and Texas and from Mexico and the West Indies to Argentina. Strays have been reported as far north as Nebraska and Massachusetts.

Tree Tops Park, Davie, Broward Co., FL 6/22/2010.

A worn individual.

Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas 6/16/2010.

A stunningly-patterned fresh individual, the most colorful one I've seen.

Near Florida City, Miami-Dade Co., FL 6/28/2010.

Caught by an Argiope orb-weaver spider!

Near Florida City, Miami-Dade Co., FL 6/28/2010.

Mating pair.

Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas 6/17/2010.

White Peacock is a very rare stray to southeastern North Carolina, with about 7 records. Ricky Davis discovered and photographed the fresh individual at left on October 21, 2006 at Lake Landing, near Lake Mattamuskeet, Hyde Co., NC.

Another photo by Ricky of the same butterfly.

Hyde Co., NC 10/21/06.

Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.

Canopy Tower, Panama, 3/21/04.