Dominica Post has issued the stamp series of butterflies that features the butterflies of the Caribbean. The stamp issued consisted of one sheetlet depicted Cuban Cattleheart, White Peacock, Bahamian Swallowtail, Tropical Buckeye and two souvenir sheet depicted Atala Black, Purple Emperor.
Parides g. gumdlachianus is one species in the group of the ascanius species in the genus Parides . Parides, commonly called Cattlehearts, is a genus of swallowtail butterflies in the family Papilionidae. They are found in the Americas.
White Peacock - Anartia jatrophae The White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) is a species of butterfly found in the south-eastern United States, Central America, and throughout much of South America.The males of the species display a unique territorial behaviour, in which they stake out a territory typically 15 meters in diameter that contains larval host plants. They perch in this area and aggressively protect it from other insects and other male white peacocks.
Bahamian Swallowtail - Papilio andraemon tailori The Bahaman Swallowtail (Papilio andraemon) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found on the Bahamas, Cuba and Jamaica. They have subspecies are: Papilio andraemon andraemon (Florida, Cuba, Jamaica) ,Papilio andraemon bonhotei Sharpe, 1900 (Bahamas) ,Papilio andraemon tailori Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Cayman Islands) .The wingspan is 96-102 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in three generations per year. The larvae feed on various species in the Rutaceae family.
Tropical Buckeye - Junonia genoveva
The Tropical Buckeye or Junonia genoveva is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from southern New Mexico, southern Arizona, southern Texas, and southern Florida south through the West Indies, Mexico and Central America to Argentina.
They have subspecies are Junonia genoveva genoveva (Surinam) ,Junonia genoveva constricta (Venezuela, Colombia), Junonia genoveva hilaris (Paraguay, Uruguay),Junonia genoveva incarnata (Colombia, Venezuela), Junonia genoveva infuscat (Ecuador) ,Junonia genoveva vivida (Guyana, Surinam) .
The wingspan is 45–57 mm. There are three to four generations from March to October. The larvae have been recorded on Stachytarpheta, Ruellia tuberosa and Blechum in Jamaica. Adults feed on flower nectar.
Atala Black – Eumaeus atala
The Atala, Eumaeus atala, is a small colorful butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southeastern Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba. Its coloration and habits are unique among butterflies within its range.
In Florida, the caterpillar feeds on a native cycad, Zamia pumila, called Coontie, as well as introduced ornamental cycads.Therefore the butterfly called is Coontie Hairstreak. Florida subspecies is endangered.
In Cuba, the cycad Cycas revoluta is used as well. The hostplants contains toxic chemicals, known as cycasins, and the bright coloration of the adult is believed to be aposematic. Birds and lizards attempt to prey on the adults, but find them distasteful and learn to avoid the brightly-patterned butterflies.
The natural habitat is open brushy areas and subtropical hammocks, often in pine woodlands. Adult butterflies take flower nectar and sometimes roost in trees. Adults fly through much of the year. Many populations now exist in suburban areas with ornamental cycads.
Adults keep close to a site with host plants, thus the species forms small colonies. The females, however, may disperse in search of more hosts. The butterfly's flight is slow, unlike the swift, erratic flight of many other Lycaenidae.
The wingspan has ranged between 38-51 mm. The male Atalas have hair pencils ("coremata") on their abdomens used in courtship--the male hovers in front of the female, wafting pheromones exuded from the pencils in her direction. Eggs are laid in clusters of 10-50 on the leaf tips of the host plant. Larvae feed on the leaves. Pupation is usually on the host plant.
Purple Emperor – Doxocopa thoe
Doxocopa thoe is a species of the genus Doxocopa. Doxocopa is a genus of neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Apaturinae.
The male have a conspicuous wing because of the blue to purple iridescence on the up, and females equally so because of the ochreous coloration.
Doxocopa thoe is broadly distributed in Dominica. Most localities are very near with the sea level (Playa Bayahibe), but also occurs until level 1129 m (Las abejas).
The butterfly is quite patient and not easily disturbed. If they are frightened, they are strong tendency to return the same leaf from which they departed.
The members of Doxocopa genus are rarely use flower as food source but rather are attracted to fermenting fruit on the ground, decaying animal matter and wastes and sap oozing from the wounded tree. Doxocopa thoe has not been use decaying flesh or sap as food sources but they taken food on the species Tournefortia hirsutissima, Morinda citrifolia, Ixora sp, Ageratum conyzoides.
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