Jrcagle yep i was thinking that also, #7-#10 did look like a hairstreak, it did have the little "hairs" at the end of the wings. The pics were taken along a forest roadside in Trinidad. Thanks larry, it is indeed similar to Chlosyne lacinia. But there arent much information on the internet or pictures about these tropical butterflies. Im gonna check out the book butterflies of trinidad and tobago at the library and see what information i get about these butterflies. Finding the host plants is sometimes a challenge, but i usually go out there and observe plants that have caterpillars on them. then figure out what the caterpillars are. Ive found quite a few varieties of species passiflora which are host plants by looking for which butterflies would lay eggs on them or what caterpillars are on them. Right now im also searching for the morpho peleides host plant which i know is in the mucuna family. Although i have no idea which variety of mucuna they feed on or what it looks like, i know what the caterpillars look like, so its down to finding them on the host plant. Siam.

I love those wonderful little spiny spiders! That one's the spiny orb weaver. We called the next one Banana spider back in south carolina. Those fur bracelets give me the eebie jeebies! She's the golden silk spider. Don't know about the next one, eating the caterpillar for lunch! But the last one is the daring jumping spider.

looks like a mediterranean gecko to me. they're really cute. i'll warn my daughter in dickinson about that gator!!

Is that second one a Hackberry Emperor? The last one... I can't quite get a bead on the hairstreak. White M? I should get a TX edition of Butterflies Through Binoculars. 8-] ICA, Sophie ^i^