Anartia jatrophae (white peacock) is a species of butterfly found in the southeastern United States, Central America, and throughout much of South America. The white peacock's larval hosts are water hyssop (Bacopa monnieri),[1][2] lemon bacopa (Bacopa caroliniensis),[3] tropical waterhyssop (Bacopa innominata),[4] frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora),[5] lanceleaf frogfruit (Phyla lanceolata),[6] and Carolina wild petunia (Ruellia caroliniana).[7][8][9] The males of the species display a unique territorial behavior, in which they stake out a territory typically 15 meters in diameter that contains larval host plants. They perch in this area and aggressively protect it from other insects and other male white peacocks.[10]