Bug FAQRed Cracker
Hamadryas amphinome · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae
The red cracker is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It lives in parts of North and South America. Its caterpillars feed on the vine Dalechampia scandens.
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How to recognize it
Red cracker butterflies belong to the species Hamadryas amphinome in the Nymphalidae family.
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Where it lives
They are native to regions across North and South America.
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What it eats
The larvae eat the plant Dalechampia scandens.
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Where it comes from
Their native range includes areas of both North and South America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Questions people ask
What do red cracker caterpillars eat?
The caterpillars feed on Dalechampia scandens.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Nymphalidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamadryas_amphinome
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.