Red Spot Pororo

Hamadryas amphinome, the red cracker, is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to regions of North and South America.

Distribution: It is found from Mexico, through the Caribbean and Central America, to the Amazon basin including in Brazil, Colombia, Guianas, Peru, and Bolivia, and south into Argentina.

Subspecies: Subspecies of Hamadryas amphinome, listed alphabetically, include:

• Hamadryas amphinome amphinome (Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil)
• Hamadryas amphinome fumosa (Colombia)
• Hamadryas amphinome mazai (Mexico)
• Hamadryas amphinome mexicana (Mexico to Colombia)
• Hamadryas amphinome mexicana (Costa Rica )
• most abundant on the Pacific slope of Costa Rica

Food source: The larvae feed on Dalechampia scandens.