Hamadryas amphinome
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hamadryas |
| Species: | H. amphinome
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| Binomial name | |
| Hamadryas amphinome (Linnaeus, 1767)
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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, 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.
References
- ^ Hamadryas amphinome at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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