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Grey Cracker Butterfly

Hamadryas februa

Photo by LarryGraziano
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This butterfly was about 3" or more wide. I only had time to get one photo before it took off. It was sitting on a Guanacaste Tree and wouldn't let me get closer than 10 feet before flying off each time.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica one month into the six month dry season.

Species ID Suggestions

Gray Cracker

Hamadryas februa

Comments (3)

Thanks for the hint Sarah. The link is spectacular! Thanks for the species bayucca.
You'll find a list of NeoTropical Cracker butterflies on this page. http://neotropicalbutterflies.com/Site%20Revision/Pages/FamilyLists/NymphalidSubFamilyListBN/Biblidini_Tropical_Brushfoots.html#Biblidini Right click on the name to get the image.
It looks like one of the cracker butterflies.

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