Starry Night Cracker

Hamadryas laodamia · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

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Starry Night Cracker
Photo: Thomas Bresson, CC BY 3.0

Its wingspan measures about 7 cm (2.8 in). It lives in the mid to upper canopy of forests in the Caribbean, Central America and tropical South America.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The wingspan is roughly 7 cm (2.8 in).

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It occupies the middle and upper levels of the forest canopy.

Source: Wikipedia

Life cycle

Caterpillars have short horns on their heads, and the pupae are bright green.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to the Caribbean region, Central America and tropical South America.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

Like related species, it often rests head-down on tree trunks with its wings pressed flat against the bark.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Starry Night Cracker photo 3
Photo: André Koehne, CC BY-SA
Starry Night Cracker photo 4
Photo: deveron clarijs from Zwijndrecht, CC BY-SA 2.0
Starry Night Cracker photo 5
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Starry Night Cracker photo 6
Photo: André Koehne, CC BY-SA

Same family (Nymphalidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamadryas_laodamia

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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