Hamadryas guatemalena
| Guatemalan cracker | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hamadryas |
| Species: | H. guatemalena
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| Binomial name | |
| Hamadryas guatemalena Bates, 1864[verification needed]
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Hamadryas guatemalena, the Guatemalan cracker or Guatemalan calico, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern North America 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.
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Categories:
- Hamadryas (butterfly)
- Nymphalidae of South America
- Butterflies described in 1864
- Butterflies of North America
- Taxa named by Henry Walter Bates
- Biblidinae stubs