Hamadryas amphinome

Red cracker
Scientific 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

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

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

The larvae feed on Dalechampia scandens.

Gallery

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  Hamdrays and Giant Owl butterflies at a feeder
• 
  Red Cracker and Starry night Cracker butterflies

References

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