Hamadryas velutina (H.W. Bates, 1865)

Common Name:
Velutina Cracker
Distribution:
Brasil; Perú; Venezuela
Occurence Period:

sparse occurrence

Feeding Adult:

Adults feed on rotten fruits

Feeding Caterpillars:

The host-plant recorded in Venezuela is  Dalechampia micrantha (Euphorbiaceae)

Color:
blue, white
Habitat:
forest
hamadryas velutina female dorsal

Female, from dorsal

Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Amazonas

Hamadryas velutina female ventral

Female, from ventral

Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Amazonas

hamadryas velutina male dorsal

Male, from dorsal

Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Amazonas

Hamadryas velutina male ventral

Male, from ventral

Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Amazonas