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Hamadryas guatemalena
Photo take at the my garden this beautiful cracker just fly near an apple peaces i put on the table about 7 cm wingspan. Upper surface is patterned with brown, gray, and tan; outer half of forewing is lighter and there is a red bar in the cell. Upper hindwing has eyespots with a mottled brown and white center circled in blue, then a wide black ring, and outside of that, another blue ring. Underside is tan and white; forewing with a large white spot below apex, hindwing with submarginal black rings.
Tropical forest edges, stream valleys, and cutover areas.Costa Rica north through Central America to Mexico. A rare stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas.
7 Comments
Beautiful spotting! I love the mosaic pattern! :)
Thanks Maria :)
wow, what a stunningly beautiful species!
hahah thanks Sergio indeed love this place i leave a little far from town in the jungle still, so all need to do is just walk around the area.
Gerardo, your garden looks like the butterflies Garden of Eden.
Thanks ArgyBee :)
Beautiful Gerardo !