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Species Hamadryas amphinome - Red Cracker - Hodges#4544

Red Cracker - Hamadryas amphinome Red Cracker - Hamadryas amphinome
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily Biblidinae (Tropical Brushfoots)
Tribe Ageroniini
Genus Hamadryas (Crackers)
Species amphinome (Red Cracker - Hodges#4544)
Hodges Number
4544
Explanation of Names
Hamadryas amphinome (Linnaeus, 1767)
Range
southmost TX (as a stray) to Colombia, Cuba - Map (MPG, BOA)
Remarks
First U.S. Record: Bentsen-RGV SP, Hidalgo Co., Texas - 1972 (1)(2)
Print References
Kendall, R.O. 1974. Confirmation of Rhopalocera (Pieridae, Nymphalidae) previously recorded for Texas and the United States. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 28(3): 249-252. (2)
McGuire, W.W. & M.A. Richard. 1974. An annotated checklist of the butterflies of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State park and vicinity. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Austin. Mimeograph pp. 1-22. (1)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.An annotated checklist of the butterflies of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State park and vicinity.
McGuire, W.W. & M.A. Richard. 1974. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Austin. Mimeograph pp. 1-22.
2.Confirmation of Rhopalocera (Pieridae, Nymphalidae) previously recorded for Texas and the United States.
Kendall, R.O. 1974. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 28(3): 249-252.