Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Variable Cracker
Hamadryas feronia

Observation date: August 13, 2022
Submitted by: Rosa Ruperto
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: November 27, 2022
Coordinator notes: At first I identified this as a Red Cracker or Hymadryas amphinoma, but with someone else's careful note of details I'm changing to "Hamadryas feronia (Variable Cracker) because the white band does not reach the end of the wing, it has the brown mark and on the edge of the lower wings it has two characteristic blades of H. feronia and not H. amphinome." I agree with this assessment.
Checklist region(s): Costa Rica