Hamadryas februa, the gray (or grey) cracker, is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. 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.
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. 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.[2]
hamadryas, februa, gray, grey, cracker, species, cracker, butterfly, family, nymphalidae, found, from, argentina, north, through, tropical, america, mexico, rare, strays, found, lower, grande, valley, southern, texas, habitat, consists, subtropical, forests, f. Hamadryas februa the gray or grey cracker is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae 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 Gray cracker Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Nymphalidae Genus Hamadryas Species H februa Binomial name Hamadryas februa Hubner 1823 1 Synonyms Ageronia februa Hubner 1823 Ageronia atinia Fruhstorfer 1914 Ageronia februa sabatia Fruhstorfer 1916 Ageronia februa sellasia Fruhstorfer 1916 Ageronia ferox maina Martin 1923 Nymphalis ferentina Godart 1824 Ageronia gudula Fruhstorfer 1914 Ageronia februa icilia Fruhstorfer 1916 Ageronia februa f sodalia Fruhstorfer 1916 Ageronia februa hierone Fruhstorfer 1916 Ageronia februa fundania Fruhstorfer 1916 Plate accompanying Hubner s original description 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 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 2 Subspecies editHamadryas februa februa Brazil Paraguay Peru Hamadryas februa ferentina Godart 1824 southern Texas Mexico Honduras Trinidad Ferentina calicoReferences edit Hamadryas februa at Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Hamadryas februa Butterflies and Moths of North AmericaExternal links editbutterfliesandmoths org nbsp This article related to members of the butterfly subfamily Biblidinae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hamadryas februa amp oldid 1017514838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
