Gray Cracker

Hamadryas februa

The Gray Cracker or Grey Cracker is a species of cracker butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Argentina north through tropical America to Mexico. Rare strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas. The habitat consists of subtropical forests, forest edges and cultivated areas with trees.
Hamadryas februa (Nymphalidae) Picture is not upside down! This is the usual resting position of this species on trees. Geotagged,Gray Cracker,Hamadryas februa,Venezuela,Winter

Appearance

The wingspan is 70–86 mm. The upperside is mottled brown and white although there is some red in the forewing cell bar. The hindwing eyespots have orange scales preceding black crescents. The underside of the hindwings is white and the submarginal eyespots are composed of a brown ring around a black crescent in a white center.
Gray Cracker Butterfly,Geotagged,Gray Cracker,Hamadryas februa,Trinidad and Tobago,White,brown,red

Naming

*"Hamadryas februa februa"
⤷ "Hamadryas februa ferentina" – Ferentina Calico
Gray Cracker - Hamadryas februa Garden in our hotel, near Cenote Ik Kil. Geotagged,Gray Cracker,Hamadryas februa,Mexico,Summer

Food

Adults are on wing year round in the tropics and from August to October in southern Texas. They feed on sap and rotting fruit.

The larvae feed on "Dalechampia" and "Tragia" species. They are solitary and build resting platforms out of dung pellets.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusHamadryas
SpeciesH. februa
Photographed in
Mexico
Paraguay
Trinidad and Tobago
Venezuela