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Hamadryas amphinome

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Red cracker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hamadryas
Species:
H. amphinome
Binomial name
Hamadryas amphinome
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Papilio amphinome Linnaeus, 1767

Hamadryas amphinome, the red cracker, is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to regions of North and South America.

Distribution

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It is found from Mexico, through the Caribbean and Central America, to the Amazon basin including in Brazil, Colombia, Guianas, Peru, and Bolivia, and south into Argentina.

Subspecies

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Subspecies of Hamadryas amphinome, listed alphabetically, include:[1]

  • Hamadryas amphinome amphinome (Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil)
  • Hamadryas amphinome fumosa (Colombia)
  • Hamadryas amphinome mazai (Mexico)
  • Hamadryas amphinome mexicana (Mexico to Colombia)
  • Hamadryas amphinome mexicana (Costa Rica )
  • most abundant on the Pacific slope of Costa Rica

Food source

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The larvae feed on Dalechampia scandens.

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References

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  1. ^ Hamadryas amphinome at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms