Fascinating of butterfly

Butterflies have magnificent colors and fly cheerfully from flower to flower in the air. Since their behavior do not bite or sting, butterfly is a insect model of innocence.

Rabu, 07 Maret 2012

Butterflies in Gibraltar

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On 4th April 1997, Gibraltar Post  issued the stamp set features  Anthocharis Belia Euphenoides,  Charaxes Jasius,  Vanessa Cardui and  Iphiclides Podalirius . The issuance presented  in one souvenir sheet consist of 4 postage stamps which depicts butterfly species and have background picture of flower plant.

 Anthocharis Belia Euphenoides – 23p
This lovely little butterfly , known as the Moroccan orange tip, Anthocharis belia, subspecies euphenoides.  It is found over much of Spain, southern France and parts of Italy and Switzerland, in a single brood that varies enormously in time of emergence. In Gibraltar it flies from mid-February and in the Pyrenees it is still flying at the end of July.

Charaxes Jasius  - 26p
Charaxes jasius or The Two-tailed Pasha or Foxy Emperor  is a butterfly which occurs in the Mediterranean region and Africa.Its wingspan is 65–75 mm in males and 75–90 mm in females. Flight period is year-round. The host plant of the caterpillars is the strawberry tree Arbutus unedo.
The species occurs  usually at low levels amongst hills in Mediterranean France, Portugal and neighboring Spain, most Mediterranean islands from the Balearics to Cyprus, Greece and Italy and coastal Balkans. North Africa where it is predominantly coastal.

Vanessa Cardui –30p
Vanessa Cardui or The painted lady butterfly travels around 1000 miles in its life. Its wing span is 2 inches. The painted lady caterpillar is black with spiked skin.
Vanessa Cardui is found on every continent except Antarctica and South America. It is widely distributed in the world ranging from North America, Asia and Europe to the North sub arctic.
This butterfly has a strange pattern of flying in a sort of screw shape and very active. It has a swift flight but is very attracted to flowers. Larvae feed on Asteraceae spp., including Cirsium, Carduus, Centaurea, Arctium, Helianthus, and Artemisia spp.

Iphiclides Podalirius – 1,20 GBP
Iphiclides podalirius or  The Scarce Swallowtail is widespread throughout Europe with the exception of the northern parts. Its range extends northwards to Saxony and central Poland and eastwards across Asia Minor and Transcaucasia as far as the Arabian peninsula, India, and western China.
Iphiclides podalirius is a Palearctic swallowtail butterfly found in gardens, fields and open woodlands.The food plant includes hawthorn bushes. The caterpillars spin little pads on leaves and grip them firmly.
The Scarce Swallowtail is getting rarer as the blackthorn bushes are being cleared. In some years the Scarce Swallowtail is quite abundant. It is considered Rare-Endangered and protected in some provinces of Austria and of status Indeterminate throughout Europe.

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