Guatemalan Cracker (Hamadryas guatemalena)

Guatemalan Cracker, a reference photo — Photo: Anne Toal Camera location26° 11′ 08.5″ N, 98° 22′ 51.8″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 26.185694; -98.381056 · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Hamadryas guatemalena, also known as the Guatemalan cracker or Guatemalan calico, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern North America to central South America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Guatemalan Cracker being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Hamadryas iphthime
Hamadryas epinome
Hamadryas feronia
Hamadryas fornax

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hamadryas
Species: Hamadryas guatemalena

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