Hamadryas arinome, the turquoise cracker, is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1853.[1] It is found from Mexico south to the Amazon basin.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hamadryas |
| Species: | H. arinome
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| Hamadryas arinome (H. Lucas, 1853)
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The larvae feed on Dalechampia triphylla.
Subspecies edit
- Hamadryas arinome arinome (French Guiana, Peru, Brazil)
- Hamadryas arinome arienis (Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia)
- Hamadryas arinome obnutila (Brazil)
References edit
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