title: Hamadryas amphinome
text: # Hamadryas amphinome
  
  Hamadryas amphinome, the red cracker, is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to regions of North and South America.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  It is found from Mexico, through the Caribbean and Central America, to the Amazon basin including in Brazil, Guianas, Peru, and Bolivia, and south into Argentina.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  Subspecies of Hamadryas amphinome, listed alphabetically, include:
  
  * Hamadryas amphinome amphinome (Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil)
  * Hamadryas amphinome fumosa (Colombia)
  * Hamadryas amphinome mazai (Mexico)
  * Hamadryas amphinome mexicana (Mexico to Colombia)
  * Hamadryas amphinome mexicana (Costa Rica )
  * most abundant on the Pacific slope of Costa Rica
  
  ## Food source
  
  The larvae feed on Dalechampia scandens.
  
  