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Gray Craker
Hamadryas februa
20.8481, -86.8759
Field Notes
Description:
Photo take at a backyard a very common butterfly in this area i think is a
Gray Craker. Upperside is mottled brown and white; forewing cell bar with some red; hindwing eyespots have orange scales before the black crescents. Underside of hindwing is white; submarginal eyespots are composed of a brown ring around a black crescent in a white center.
Habitat:
Subtropical forest and edges, cultivated areas with trees.Argentina north through tropical America to Mexico. A rare stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas.
Notes:
Adults rest on tree trunks head downward with their wings spread open. Males perch on trees and make a cracking sound when they dart out at passing insects (and people).
Reference Links:
Species Hamadryas februa - Gray Cracker - BugGuide.Net
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2012
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