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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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Photography ID: 444256
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Entre-ijuís
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
05/09/2021
Guilherme Joel Silveira



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
140188909/05/2021BrazilRio Grande do SulEsquina Rondinha, Entre-ijuísGuilherme Joel Silveira
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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 23/09/2026.