Starry Night Butterfly

COMMON NAME: Starry Night Cracker Butterfly
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hamadryas laodamia
LOCALITY: South America
FRAME SIZE:  6″ x 6″ x 1.25″

The Hamadryas laodamia butterfly gets its name from the white dots on a dark background that look like a night’s sky. It is a member of the Cracker butterflies, which get their common name due to the ability of the males in this group to produce a sound similar to the crackling of bacon in a frying pan.


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