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The Emperor butterly Morpho peleides, like most members of its genus are spectacular blue butterflies native to South and Central America. As dried mounted specimens they are attractive, but this is incomparable to their beauty as they flit along forest paths or streams creating bright electric blue flashes where shafts of sunlight pierce the vegetation to catch them in mid-flight. |
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The Coolie butterfly Anartia amathea, is one of the most abundant and best known butterflies in Trinidad and Tobago. The caterpillars feed on species of Acanthaceae, a family which includes several wild and ornamental plant types common in gardens and open areas. |
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The King Cracker Hamadryas amphinome, is one of four species of cracker butterflies in Trinidad and Tobago. The Cracker gets its name for a peculiar cracking sound created by wings when two or more butterflies interact. The cracking is suspected to be related to courtship as generally it is the males who produce the sounds. The two common species the Cracker and the Grey Cracker are modestly coloured with bluish grey spots and scallops. This provides excellent camouflage as the butterfly usually rests, open-winged on tree bark. The King Cracker sports a more iridescent blue and adds a pale yellow band on the forewing and a splash of red on the underside. |
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The 89 butterfly Diaethria aurelia, is a member of a peculiar group of butterflies which have what appears to be writing on the underside of the hind wing. Another member of the group in found in Trinidad is the BD. The 89 feeds on White Sage Trema micrantha, and is common and widely distributed in Trinidad.
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