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Gray Cracker

Hamadryas februa

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take in a jungle expedition
Very common butterfly in Yucatan peninsula

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
MaryEvans2
Wonderful spotting and what a beautifully marked butterfly.
bayucca
Definitely Hamadryas februa: Brown circles and "empty" patches on the forewing. In Feronia the patches are black.
Small Wonders
I agree Sarah! The best way to distinguish H. februa is the eyespots have black crescents instead of complete black circles. Cheers!
1Sarah2
I find the cracker butterflies to be difficult which is why I did not ID it. Thanks for the correction!
Small Wonders
Most likely Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa), I recently had a similar spotting in the same area: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8530714 and this species is very common here.
1Sarah2
This is a type of cracker butterfly. Possibly a variable cracker (Hamadryas feronia).

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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2012

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