Hamadryas guatemalena

Taxobox
name = Hamadryas guatemalena


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Rhopalocera
superfamilia = Papilionoidea
familia = Nymphalidae
subfamilia = Biblidinae
tribus = Biblidini
subtribus = Ageroniina
genus = Hamadryas
species = "H. guatemalena"
binomial = "Hamadryas guatemalena"
binomial_authority = Bates, 1864
synonyms =The Guatemalan Cracker or Guatemalan Calico "(Hamadryas guatemalena)" is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Southern North America ranging to Central South America.

The wingspan is 76-98 mm. The butterfly flies year round in the tropical parts of its range and in August in the temperate part of its range.

The larvae feed on Euphorbiaceae species. The adults feed on juices from rotting fruit and animal faeces.

External links

* [http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/mx/19.htm Butterflies of North America]