Hamadryas feronia
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Hamadryas feronia is a species of cracker butterfly
in the family Nymphalidae
. It is found in the southern parts of the United States
south to Brazil
.
Hamadryas
Hamadryas may refer to:* Hamadryas , the daughter of Oreios and mother of the Hamadryads in Greek mythology-Organisms:Hamadryas has been very popular as a genus name, but most of these names are now invalid:...
in the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
. It is found in the southern parts of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
south to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Subspecies
- Hamadryas feronia feronia (Brazil, Paraguay, Peru)
- Hamadryas feronia farinulenta (Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela, Colombia, Trinidad)