Butterfly 2002–Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Post has been issued the stamp depicted the species of butterfly on one miniature sheet, consist of 6 single stamps with background pictures of the Small Caucasian Mountain and Goygol lake.

The top row of stamps depicted the species of butterfly are:
 N 613 - 1000 man. Danais chrysippus.
N 614 - 1000 man. Papilio alexanor orientalis rom.
N 615 - 1000 man. Thaleropis jonia fisch.

The bottom row of stamps depicted the species of butterfly are:
N 616 - 1000 man. Vanessa atalanta.
N 617 - 1000 man. Argynnis alexandra men.
N 618 - 1000 man. Brahmaca christoph.

Butterflies of Azerbaijan–2010 . 2nd series

Azerbaijan has issued the second series of definitive stamp depicted butterflies on year 2010.The species depicted are Argynnis alexandra men and Brahmaea christophi. 

Azerbaijan Butterflies of 2010

Azerbaijan Post has issued the definitive stamp series of butterflies on January 11,  2010.The issuance stamps consist of 2 stamps depicted Thaleropis jonia fisch, and Danais chrysippus.

Thaleropis jonia is An endangered species of butterflies and distributed in southern slopes of  Zangazour and Daralayaz chain of mountains.
Their habitat in Slopes with xerophilous bushy vegetation or sparse forests, rarely found.The reasons that cause change of the number is  Hunting by amateur collectors.

Butterflies fly out in May and June. During daytimes they settle on paths, near springs and ponds; they like settling on lower branches of trees and mostly on the branches of esa and willow. Late June they lay eggs just on these branches. Caterpillar are fed with the leaves of willow in June and early August and then pupate in various shelters and pupas winter there. They breed once a year. Those parasitizing on pupas are small hymenopterans related to Chalcidae family.

Danais chrysippus, known as the Plain Tiger or African Monarch, is a common butterfly which is widespread in Asia and Africa. It belongs to the Danainae ("Milkweed butterflies") subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.

The Plain Tiger is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of about 7–8 cm. The body is black with many white spots. The wings are tawny the upper side being brighter and richer than the underside. The apical half of the fore wing is black with a white band. The hind wing has 3 black spots around the centre. The hind wing has a thin border of black enclosing a series of semi-circular white spots.The male Plain Tiger is smaller than the female, but more brightly coloured.

It is found in every kind of country including the desert (pending availability of food) and right up into the mountains till 9000 feet. Primarily this species is a butterfly of open country and gardens.

Butterflies of Azerbaijan 2005.

Azerbaijan Post overprinted the previous stamp issued of Butterfly series on the year 2005 by changed the value of stamps. The issuance comprised of three stamps and featured same species of butterfly, Parnassius apollo, Zegris menetho,Pararge Adastroides and species of Moth, Manduca antropos.

Parnassius apollo is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. Sometime called as The Apollo or Mountain Apollo.It is found on mountains in Europe usually above 1,000 metres up to 2,000 m ,preferring flowery meadows and mountain pastures.It is white with two red, black-edged "eye marks" on its wings. The caterpillar's favourite food plant is stonecrop (Sedum).The Apollo caterpillar lives on larkspur and rock plants and is a velvety blue-black with small orange spots.

Parnassius apollo is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals and It is protected in other states: the Principality of Liechtenstein, Czech Republic and Poland.Parnassius apollo population in Finland and Sweden decreased drastically during the 1950s.Therefore the Apollo was one of the first species of insects declared endangered in Finland.

Zegris menestho is a butterfly as member of the genus Zegris, family of Papilionoidea.

Manduca atropos is a hawkmoth of the family Sphingidae. Body length, up to 6 cm; wingspread, up to 13 cm. The dark brown thorax has a yellow marking that resembles a human skull (hence the name). The death’s-head moth is distributed in Central and Southern Europe, North Africa, and Southwest Asia. It is found in the central regions of the USSR, in the Ukraine, in the Northern Caucasus, and in Transcaucasia. Most often it is encountered in potato fields. The moth can suck honey from beehives, and when annoyed it emits a squeaky sound. The caterpillars, which are up to 15 cm long, feed primarily on the leaves of solanaceous plants, including the potato.

Pararge Adrastoides is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found south-eastern Transcaucasia, Azerbaijan and northern Iran.The wingspan is 42-48 mm. The larvae have been recorded on Festuca species.

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