Hamadryas velutina

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Hamadryas velutina
Velutina cracker (Hamadryas velutina).jpg
Cristalino River, Southern Amazon, Brazil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hamadryas
Species:
H. velutina
Binomial name
Hamadryas velutina
Bates, 1865 [1]

Hamadryas velutina, the velutina cracker, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Amazon basin.

The wingspan is about 36 mm.

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References

  1. "Hamadryas velutina (Bates, 1865)". insecta.pro. Retrieved 15 June 2016.