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Hamadryas februa
Photo take outside home on the wall this two almost escape from my eye what an amazing camouflage they have, well i guess they mating female and male.Upperside is mottled brown and white; forewing cell bar with some red; hindwing eyespots have orange scales before the black crescents. Underside of hindwing is white; submarginal eyespots are composed of a brown ring around a black crescent in a white center.
Subtropical forest and edges, cultivated areas with trees.Found from : Argentina north through tropical America to Mexico. A rare stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas.
Adults rest on tree trunks head downward with their wings spread open. Males perch on trees and make a cracking sound when they dart out at passing insects (and people).
Spotted on Jun 23, 2012
Submitted on Jun 23, 2012
