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title: "Banded Peacock"
description: "Anartia fatima — Insecten en spinnen. Anartia fatima, the banded peacock, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/banded-peacock
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Banded Peacock

> Anartia fatima — Insecten en spinnen. Anartia fatima, the banded peacock, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

- Scientific name: *Anartia fatima*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 22434
- Wikidata: [Q2845475](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2845475)
- iNaturalist taxon: [54951](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/54951)

## Names

- en: Banded Peacock
- es: Mariposa Pavo Real Común
- fr: Fatima

## Countries with the most observations

MX (9722), CR (5254), PA (3367), HN (1166), BZ (623), NI (476), GT (464), SV (324), US (232), CO (5)

## Summary

Anartia fatima, the banded peacock, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is commonly found in south Texas, Mexico, and Central America but most studied in Costa Rica. This butterfly prefers subtropical climates and moist areas, such as near rivers. It spends much of its time in second-growth woodlands.
Its larvae feed on plants in the family Acanthaceae, while adults primarily feed on flower nectar from Acanthus species. The species is diurnal. These butterflies face interspecies competition for nectar with other butterflies and must also compete with hummingbirds, who will chase them away.
The eggs are laid…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anartia_fatima

## Photo

![Banded Peacock](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/banded-peacock/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180812662

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/banded-peacock?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).