On year 2009 Tuvalu Post issued stamp series depicted species of butterflies, Hyposcada kezia, Heteronymphea mirifica, Libythea geoffroy, Protographium Leosthenes.
Hyposcada kezia (60c) is species of genus Hyposcada in the family of Nymphalidae.
Heteronympha mirifica (90c),
The female of Heteronympha mirifica is orange with creamy yellow and dark brown patches towards the tip of its forewings (front wings). The male is less colourful, being brown and orange with no pale patches. It is difficult to identify these butterflies when they are resting with their wings closed.
Butterflies fly from October to May, depending on the area and elevation; they emerge later in higher and cooler areas. These butterflies prefer to settle on or near the ground.
Mating occurs from October to December, after which the males die. The females rest through summer and appear again in late February to early May to lay their small, pale yellow eggs on the underside of leaves. The females die shortly after laying the eggs and the caterpillars hatch from the eggs after about 12 days.
The Purple Beak (Libythea geoffroy) is a butterfly found in parts of India and Myanmar that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.
Protographium leosthenes or The Four-barred Swordtail is a medium sized butterfly of the family Papilionidae which found in Australia. It is similar to the Five-barred (or Chain) Swordtail Graphium aristeus found in both Australia and India. The larvae feed on Desmos wardianus, Melodorum leichhardtii and other Melodorum species.
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