Hamadryas amphinome
| Red Cracker | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Biblidini |
| Genus: | Hamadryas |
| Species: | H. amphinome |
| Binomial name | |
| Hamadryas amphinome (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
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The Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome) is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to regions of North America and South America.
Distribution
It is found from Mexico, through the Caribbean and Central America, to Amazon Basin including in Brazil, Guianas, Peru, and Bolivia, and south into Argentina.
Subspecies
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)
Food source
The larvae feed on Dalechampia scandens.
References
- ↑ Hamadryas amphinome, funet.fi
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