Brushfoots: Crackers, Leafwings, Owls, Satyrs

Crackers- family of about 5 similar species occurring Yucatan. Usually perch head down on trees.

Gray Cracker, Hamadryas februa p.113, more common north?

Below from LRGV-

Yucatan Cracker, Hamadryas julitta p. 113 plain, without colors, more common north?

Glaucous Cracker, Hamadryas glauconome p.114, uncommon

Variable Cracker, Hamadryas feronia, p. 114 fairly common

Guatemalan Cracker, guatemalena p. 114 fairly common, more common south Only Only Cracker on Cozumel?

Blomfild's Beauty, Smyrna blomfildia p. 115 uncommon

Many-banded Daggerwing, Marpesia chiron p. 117 common

Ruddy Daggerwing, Marpesia petreus p. 117 common

One-spotted Prepona, Archaeoprepona demophon p. 118 QR form uncommon

Ghost Leafwing, Zaretis callidryas p. 122 uncommon

Photo by Will and Gill Carter, TAMP

Pearly Leafwing, Consul electra p. 123 Seen Ruta de Cenotes, uncommon

Photo by Ian Lawson-

Laurel Leafwing, Anaea moruus- p. 126 uncommon

Silver Emperor, Doxocopo laure p. 130 fairly common

male-

female-

fresh male-

Pavon Emperor, Doxocopa pavon, p. 130, uncommon

female-

Common Morpho, Morpho helenor p.131 large, common, jungle trails

Almost always lands with closed wings-

The way you usually see it, flying.

Yellow-fronted Owl-Butterfly, Caligo telmonius p. 132 uncommon, mainly openings in jungle, this one Jardin Botanico

Split-banded Owlet, Opsipphanes cassina p. 133 uncommon, this one Jardin Botanico found resting on tree during day. This species is crepuscular and active around sunup and sundown.

Common Ur-Satyr, Taygetis thamyra p. 135 uncommon

Confused Satyr, Cissia confusa, p.138 uncommon, found along path off Ruta de Cenotes

Plain Satyr, Cissia pompilia, p.139 fairly common

This photo by Rich Hoyer-

Terrestrial Satyr p. 139 fairly common

Hermes Satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius p.139 Same or similar species called Carolina Satyr in U.S. Common North America, including Mexico, usually in partial shade and flying low to the ground-

Yucatan subspecies-

Blue-gray Satyr, Magneuptychia libye p. 140 uncommon

Monarch, Danaus plexippus p. 141 uncommon, bur sometimes common Cozumel

Migrants travelling from Cuba (my hypothesis- see butterflies of Cozumel) are seen fall and early winter on Cozumel. I have seen no other Monarchs on in Quintana Roo and none on Cozumel in in spring or summer-

Cozumel, common fall