December 13, 2024

I'm known as a Gray Cracker butterfly

So named because I make a cracking sound

When my spiny rods contact my anal claspers

Other territorial males can tell I am around.

Location: National Butterfly Center, Mission TX

Sources: https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/documents/ogatt/Hamadryas_februa%20-%20Grey%20Cracker%20Butterfly.pdf

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