What a wonderful butterfly shaped stamp. Danaus Genutia, as featured on the specific shaped stamp was issued in two condition i.e: perforated and imperforated by Laos.
Danaus Genutia is distributed throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and extending to South East Asia and Australia. At least in the South Asian part of its range it is fairly common, locally very common. It is a strong flier and never flies rapidly or high. The butterfly ranges forth in search of its host and nectar plants.
This butterfly flies in scrub jungles, fallow land adjacent to habitation, dry and moist deciduous forests, preferring areas of moderate to heavy rainfall. Also occurs in degraded hill slopes and ridges, both, bare or denuded, and, those covered with secondary growth.
The butterfly closely resembles the Monarch butterfly of the Americas. The wingspan is 75 to 95 mm. Both sexes of the butterfly have tawny wings with veins marked with broad black bands. The margins of the wings are black with two rows of white spots. The underside of the wings resembles the upper side but is paler in colouration. The male Common Tiger has a prominent black-and-white spot on the underside of the hind wing
This butterfly flies in scrub jungles, fallow land adjacent to habitation, dry and moist deciduous forests, preferring areas of moderate to heavy rainfall. Also occurs in degraded hill slopes and ridges, both, bare or denuded, and, those covered with secondary growth.
The butterfly closely resembles the Monarch butterfly of the Americas. The wingspan is 75 to 95 mm. Both sexes of the butterfly have tawny wings with veins marked with broad black bands. The margins of the wings are black with two rows of white spots. The underside of the wings resembles the upper side but is paler in colouration. The male Common Tiger has a prominent black-and-white spot on the underside of the hind wing
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