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Black-patched Cracker
Hamadryas atlantis (H.W. Bates, 1864)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Identification: Upperside is mottled gray, brown, and white. Lower surface of forewing is white with a black patch on outer half and 5 black lines across the cell.
Wing Span: Not reported.
Life History: Unlike the other Hamadryas species, the males of H. atlantis have not been heard making noise when they fly.
Flight: Many flights from May-November in Mexico.
Caterpillar Hosts: Vine Dalechampia in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).
Adult Food: Rotting fruit and other non-floral resources.
Habitat: Dry, open valley bottoms with trees.
Range: Honduras north through tropical America to Mexico; a rare stray in southeastern Arizona.
Conservation: Not required for rare stray.
NCGR:
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 verified sightings
Observation date: Jan 03, 2019
Submitted by: David F Smith
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Dec 12, 2022
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Observation date: May 19, 2012
Submitted by: John van Dort
Region: Francisco Morazán, Honduras
Verified by: John van Dort
Verified date: May 19, 2012
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Observation date: Sep 26, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Unknown)
Verified date: Jan 31, 2007
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Durango, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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