Above: The White Peacock Butterfly photographed near the St. Johns River. Scientifically she is
Anartia jatrophae L., 1763. I took several hundred photos trying to capture several white peacocks together. I ended up with a lot of white blurs and many bug bites. . . but not that great shot I wanted.
Anartia jatrophae is one of the True Brushfoot Butterflies (
Nymphalinae).
In the same area where I found the White Peacock I found many native sunflower. Above: The Narrow-leaved Sunflower (
Helianthus angustifolius L.)
Above: Bachelor's Button (
Polygala rugelii Shuttleworth) covered the ground in the area of the sunflowers.
Above and Below: Florida's own sunflower --
Helianthus floridanus Gray -- were abundant. These are distinguished from the similar Narrow-leaved Sunflower by the yellowish disk florets and rough stems that are about 3-feet tall.
