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Variable Cracker
Helio Lourencini, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Butterflies & moths

Variable Cracker

Hamadryas feronia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Names

EnglishVariable Cracker
Dutch—
SpanishMariposa chasqueadora
Chinese菲蛤蟆蛱蝶
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameHamadryas feronia (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia) is a species of the family Nymphalidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 45 times (GBIF), between 1939 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 26 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Paramaribo, Sipaliwini and Commewijne.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusHamadryas

In Suriname

45Records in Suriname
26iNaturalist observations
1939First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo11
  • Sipaliwini10
  • Commewijne9
  • Brokopondo4
  • Nickerie4
  • Para4
  • Wanica2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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