Dave - I've been following this white peacock thread with interest. Thanks very much for the verification of something I'd have otherwise doubted. I have never seen this species with my own eyes in Louisiana and would've surely bet against what appears to be an established population of them so close to (well, actually IN) New Orleans. - Zack Zack Lemann Animal and Visitor Programs Manager Audubon Butterfly Garden Insectarium (504) 587-2109 zlemann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:zlemann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> From: louisianaleps-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:louisianaleps-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Patton Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 8:48 PM To: LA Leps; Muth, David; Phillip Wallace; Marks, Craig Subject: [louisianaleps] New Orleans, 76 White Peacocks Phillip Wallace, David Muth, and I met at Bayou Sauvage NWR in New Orleans this morning to look for butterflies and birds. Phillip and David have been seeing White Peacocks at this location for several months. We surveyed Recovery 1 Road along the side of the refuge and the Joe Madere Marsh board walk. A large area along the edge of the marsh was covered with a mat of Bocopa rotundifolia,a larva host plant of the White Peacock. Adult WP could be seen feeding, copulating, and ovipositing on the mat of vegetation. My count on the day was 76, but I only walked a small portion of the habitat. They easily number several hundred. The Bocopa mat was about 100 yards wide and extended at least a 1/4 mile along the edge of the marsh that we could see. The water level had dropped and you can walk out onto the vegetation among the butterflies. White Peacocks were also seen sunning and feeding in the areas around the marsh. Paste coordinates to Google Maps for location: 30.053443,-89.876426 I put a few photos from the day on a web site: http://www.pbase.com/pattonpix/whitepeacock Dave Patton Lafayette Bayou Sauvage NWR, Orleans Parish, 11/17/13 Temp mid 70's, PC to Cldy, S 10mph 08:45 to 13:30 11 Sleepy Orange 3 Cloudless Sulphur 12 Little Yellow 19 Phaon Crescent 27 Gulf Frit 3 Painted Lady 76 White Peacock 15 Com Buckeye 1 Monarch 5 Long-tailed Sk 17 Trop Checkered Sk 1 Com Checkered Sk 3 Clouded Sk 1 Least Sk 2 S Skipperling 3 Ocala Sk