Anartia Explained

Anartia is a genus of butterflies in family Nymphalidae, and subfamily Nymphalinae, found in tropical and subtropical areas in the Americas. The butterflies are known as peacocks, although the common European peacock (Aglais io) is not in the same genus.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1]

Image Scientific name Common NameDistribution
Anartia amathea (Linnaeus, 1758) brown peacock or scarlet peacockPanama to Argentina; Grenada, Barbados and Antigua
Anartia chrysopelea Hübner, [1831]Cuban peacock or Caribbean peacockCuba
Anartia fatima (Fabricius, 1793)banded peacock or Fatimasouth Texas, Mexico, and Central America
Anartia jatrophae (Linnaeus, 1763)white peacock or masotesoutheastern United States, Central America, and throughout much of South America.
Anartia lytrea (Godart, 1819)Godart's peacock or Hispaniolan peacockHispaniola and the Swan Islands of Honduras

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/anartia/index.html Anartia