Glaucous Cracker
Hamadryas glauconome (H.W. Bates, 1864)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Identification: Upperside is mottled with gray, brown, and white. Outer half of forewing is white, with no red bar in the cell. Hindwing eyespots have orange scales before the black crescent.
Wing Span: Not reported.
Life History: Eggs are laid singly along stems and petioles of the host plant. Adults perch on tree trunks head downward with their wings spread open; before dark, they gather on a single tree, then disperse to roost in nearby trees or shrubs. Males make a cracking noise when flying.
Flight: Many flights all year in tropical America.
Caterpillar Hosts: Vine Dalechampia in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).
Adult Food: Rotting fruit and carrion.
Habitat: Moist or semidesert tropical open areas with trees.
Range: Guatemala north to Mexico. A rare stray to southeastern Arizona and south Texas.
Conservation: Not required for rare stray.
NCGR:
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: As per Paul Opler's request (10/2009), the Range was updated from "rare stray to Florida" to "rare stray to southeastern Arizona and south Texas."
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 19 of 19 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 26, 2024
Submitted by: dvollmar
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 30, 2024
Observation date: Jan 19, 2024
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Oaxaca, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 24, 2024
Observation date: Aug 02, 2023
Submitted by: Colin Reid
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Sep 07, 2023
Observation date: Jun 24, 2017
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Feb 06, 2023
Observation date: Jun 29, 2016
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 20, 2022
Observation date: Oct 23, 2004
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: May 31, 2022
Observation date: Oct 06, 2010
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Veracruz-Llave, Mexico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jan 29, 2013
Observation date: Sep 16, 1990
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 20, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Nov 08, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Charles Bordelon)
Region: Texas, Starr County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Charles Bordelon)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2010
Observation date: Nov 08, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Charles Bordelon)
Region: Texas, Starr County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Charles Bordelon)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
Observation date: Oct 14, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: Oct 15, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: Oct 15, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004