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Hamadryas februa

Hamadryas februa

Pororó Ocelos Rojos

Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Hamadryas februa, the gray (or grey) cracker, is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Argentina north through tropical America to Mexico. Rare strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas. The habitat consists of subtropical forests, forest edges and cultivated areas with trees.

The wingspan is 70–86 mm. Adults are on wing year round in the tropics and from August to October in southern Texas. They feed on sap and rotting fruit.

The larvae feed on Dalechampia and Tragia species.

Subspecies: 
  • Hamadryas februa februa (Brazil, Paraguay, Peru)
  • Hamadryas februa ferentina (Godart, [1824]) (southern Texas, Mexico, Honduras, Trinidad) – Ferentina calico

Source: Wikipedia, article Hamadryas februa. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 587650
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/05/2022
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 493786
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/05/2022
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 363943
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/29/2019
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 108598
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/22/2015
Gustavo Puente



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
231289303/06/202509:50ArgentinaMisionesPasarela a Garganta del Diablo, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
158179905/05/2022ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúAdrian Braidotti
113651629/07/2019ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúJorge La Grotteria
127715214/03/2016ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúJorgelina Lopez
31240822/07/2015ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúGustavo Puente
2372528/11/2011ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúRosana Ursino
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Hamadryas februa – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.