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.

Selasa, 27 November 2012

Butterflies of Wallis & Futuna

 

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The Post of Wallis & Futuna Islands issued a set of two stamps feature the endemic butterflies species,  Papilio montrouzieri and Danaus pumila on  June 28,  2005 .

Papilio montrouzieri is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is endemic to New Caledonia. General description is scale up to 10 cm and metallic blue on top of the wings.Distributed in Grande Terre and the Loyalty Islands in New Caledonia. Their habitat are in harvested forest like : Pine Peak, Port Wooded.

Danaus pumila , The Least Tiger (Parantica pumila) is a species of butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

Jumat, 09 November 2012

Butterflies & Moths III–Jersey

 

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Global climate change is thought to be the cause of a remarkable number of French and southern European species of butterflies and moths spreading north and being recorded in the Channel Islands and the UK. Some are vagrants in ones and twos but others have become established in Jersey  during the past decade.

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Following the previous of butterflies stamp series, Jersey Post issued the third stamp set of butterflies and moths on May 08, 2012. The issue comprise of 4 single postage stamps, 3 stamps in one souvenir sheet and two set of  First Day Cover. The species featured on stamps are Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing or Noctua fimbriata, Painted Lady or Vanessa cardui, Merveille du Jour  or Dichonia aprilina , Queen of Spain Fritillary or  Issoria lathonia , Large Emerald or Geometra papilionaria , Red Admiral or Vanessa atalanta .

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