Stamp: Swallowtail (Papilio sp.) (Guinea, Social Democratic Republic 1963)
Swallowtail (Papilio sp.) (Guinea, Social Democratic Republic 1963)
15 May (Guinea, Social Democratic Republic ) within release Definitives goes into circulation Stamp Swallowtail (Papilio sp.) face value 100 Guinean franc
| Stamp Swallowtail (Papilio sp.) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:GN 197 |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:GN PA32 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Definitives:
- Stamp - Swallowtail (Papilio sp.) face value 0.10;
- Stamp - Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) face value 0.30;
- Stamp - Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) face value 0.40;
- Stamp - Common Swordtail (Graphium policenes) face value 0.50;
- Stamp - Green-banded Swallowtail (Papilio nireus) face value 1;
- Stamp - Swallowtail (Papilio sp.) face value 1.50;
- Stamp - Western Emperor Swallowtail (Papilio menestheus) face value 2;
- Stamp - Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) face value 3;
- Stamp - Common Swordtail (Graphium policenes) face value 10;
- Stamp - Green-banded Swallowtail (Papilio nireus) face value 20;
- Stamp - Swallowtail (Papilio sp.) face value 25;
- Stamp - Western Emperor Swallowtail (Papilio menestheus) face value 40;
- Stamp - Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) face value 50;
- Stamp - Green-banded Swallowtail (Papilio nireus) face value 75;
- Stamp - Swallowtail (Papilio sp.) face value 100;
- Stamp - Common Swordtail (Graphium policenes) face value 200;
- Stamp - Western Emperor Swallowtail (Papilio menestheus) face value 500;
Stamp Swallowtail (Papilio sp.) it reflects the thematic directions:
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea") and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, which was about 56 million years ago. Butterflies have the typical four-stage insect life cycle. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, and after its wings have expanded and dried, it flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation, and a few in cold locations may take several years to pass through their whole life cycle. Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry and aposematism to evade their predators. Some, like the monarch and the painted lady, migrate over long distances. Many butterflies are attacked by parasites or parasitoids, including wasps, protozoans, flies, and other invertebrates, or are preyed upon by other organisms. Some species are pests because in their larval stages they can damage domestic crops or trees; other species are agents of pollination of some plants. Larvae of a few butterflies (e.g., harvesters) eat harmful insects, and a few are predators of ants, while others live as mutualists in association with ants. Culturally, butterflies are a popular motif in the visual and literary arts.
