Hamadryas epinome

Epinome cracker
	H. epinome in Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Hamadryas
Species:	H. epinome
Binomial name
	Hamadryas epinome; (Felder & Felder, 1867)
Synonyms
	Ageronia epinomeC. & R. Felder, 1867; Ageronia fallaxStaudinger, 1886; Ageronia epinome florentiaFruhstorfer, 1916; Ageronia epinome aldrinaMartin, [1923]; Peridromia epinome argentinaBryk, 1953;

Last updated January 26, 2026

Hamadryas epinome, the epinome cracker,^[2] is a species of butterfly believed to have originated from Paraguay and also found in a number of other South American countries including Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Uruguay.^[3]

Iguazu Falls, Brazil

References

↑ "Hamadryas Hübner, 1806" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Epinome Cracker (Hamadryas epinome)". Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
↑ World Field Guide ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

Image Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
Citizen science observations for Hamadryas epinome at iNaturalist

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[1] "Hamadryas Hübner, 1806" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] "Epinome Cracker (Hamadryas epinome)". Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2026-01-25.

[3] World Field Guide ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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