Hamadryas velutina

Hamadryas velutina
Cristalino River, Southern Amazon, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Biblidini
Genus: Hamadryas
Species: H. velutina
Binomial name
Hamadryas velutina
Bates, 1865

The Velutina Cracker (Hamadryas velutina) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin.

The wingspan is ca. 36 mm.

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