Turquoise cracker

Hamadryas arinome

"Hamadryas arinome", the turquoise cracker, is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1853. It is found from Mexico south to the Amazon basin.
Turquoise cracker (Hamadryas arinome) Allpahuayo Research Center, Loreto, Peru. Nov 19, 2022 It had gotten stuck in the kitchen of the research station (as did about 20 butterflies a day). Photo taken prior to releasing it Geotagged,Hamadryas arinome,Peru,Spring,Turquoise cracker

Naming

*"Hamadryas arinome arinome"
⤷ "Hamadryas arinome arienis"
⤷ "Hamadryas arinome obnutila"

Food

The larvae feed on "Dalechampia triphylla".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusHamadryas
SpeciesH. arinome
Photographed in
Peru