The Guiana Shield is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a 1.7 billion-year-old Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast. The higher elevations on the shield are called the Guiana Highlands, which is where the table-like mountains called tepuis are found. The Guiana Highlands are also the source of some of the world's most well-known waterfalls such as Angel Falls, Kaieteur Falls and Cuquenan Falls.
The Dutch began their colonisation of the Guianas, the coastal region between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in South America, in the late 16th century. The Dutch originally claimed all of Guiana but—following attempts to sell it first to Bavaria and then to Hanau and the loss of sections to Portugal, Britain, and France—the section actually settled and controlled by the Netherlands became known as Dutch Guiana.
Ammalo is a genus of moths in the subtribe Phaegopterina in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Celmia is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Chalybs is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Contrafacia is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Theclopsis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Oroscopa is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Herbert Druce in 1891.
Papias is a Neotropical genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Froesiochloa is a genus of South American plants in the grass family. The only known species is Froesiochloa boutelouoides, native to Guyana, French Guiana, and Brazil.
Heliconius doris, the Doris longwing or Doris is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is known for being a polymorphic species which participates in various Müllerian mimicry rings throughout Central America and the Amazon rainforest. It is a species of special interest in biological science for the genetic basis and role of polymorphism (biology) in ecology and evolution.
Agrias narcissus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America.
Telchin licus, the banana stem borer, is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is native to South America, where it is found from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas, throughout the Amazon basin in Brazil and Peru. It has also been recorded as an introduced species in Hawaii.
Callicore astarte, the Astarte eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico south to Brazil.
Athis palatinus is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil.
Prepona laertes, the shaded-blue leafwing or Laertes prepona, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in large parts of Central and South America.
Tithorea harmonia, the Harmonia tiger-wing or Harmonia tiger, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.
Surinam, also unofficially known as Dutch Guiana, was a Dutch plantation colony in the Guianas, bordered by the equally Dutch colony of Berbice to the west, and the French colony of Cayenne to the east. It later bordered British Guiana from 1831 to 1966.
Parides aeneas is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm.
Passiflora glandulosa, more commonly known as wild passion fruit, is a short deciduous climbing plant with stems that can grow up to 20 m (66 ft) long. The genus Passiflora is known for its colorful flowers, which is also prominent in the glandulosa species. Named by Antonio José Cavanilles in 1790, Passiflora glandulosa is native to many regions of the northeast coast of South America, having a neotropic distribution. In specific, Passiflora glandulosa is heavily populated in Guyana, Suriname, Brazil and French Guiana.
