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Starry Night Cracker

Hamadryas laodamia

Photo by LuckyLogan
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Field Notes

Description:

One of two species in the hamadryas family which cannot make a cracking noise with it's wings. This specimen is a female, you can tell because it lacks a white band on the wing. Instead of nectar from flowers, this species feeds on rotting fruit and tree sap.

Habitat:

On the edge of a Belizian rainforest.

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Comments (3)
LisaPowers
Congrats LuckyLogan! This beautiful butterfly is our Spot of the Day! Thanks for sharing! https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10157029750585603/?type=3&theater https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/742507053109923840
Leuba Ridgway
What a beauty ! Thanks Lucky - interesting information too.

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