2006, December 27. Philippine Butterflies - Definitives
Litho Offset. Amstar Co. Inc., Perf 13 1/2
Se-tenant Blocks of 4, Sheets of 100 (10 x 10)
Se-tenant Blocks of 4 (500,000)
20p Idea electra electra
20p Charaxes bajula adoracion
20p Tanaecia calliphorus calliphorus
20p Trogonoptera
Se-tenant Blocks of 4 (375,000)
24p Cethosia biblis barangingi
24p Menalaides polytes ledebouria
24p Appian Hero palawanica
24p Udara tyotaroi
Se-tenant Blocks of 4 (437,500)
26p Parantica noeli
26p Chilasa osmana osmana
26p Graphlum sandawanum joreli
26p Papilio xuthus benguetanus
Photographer: Catherine Grace Tan
Design Coordinator: Dr. Ngo Tiong Tak
Designs: Philippine butterflies from the collection of Justin "Tiny" Nuyda
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Note: To differentiate from those printed by APO Neda, Inc., a blue security band is incorporated at the bottom of the stamp design.
Note2. First Day Cover cancels were erroneously made with a December 27 date; rather than correct the error, it was decided to let it stand as First Day Covers were already made and sold with the wrong date.
First Day Covers: Manila
20p Idea electra electra (Semper, 1878). A unique species confined to Mindanao. Popularly known as the "Dragonfly Idea" due to the appearance of the males' elongated forewings and extra long abdomen.
20p Charaxes bajula adoracion (Schroeder & Treadaway, 1982). Uncommon nymphalid species found in Northern and Central Luzon. The butterfly was named after writer Adoracion Gaskell Nuyda for her contributions on pro-environment articles.
20p Tanaecia calliphorus calliphorus (Felder, 1864). Inhabits forested undergrowth areas and can be found in Luzon, Marinduque and Polilio Island. Can easily be recognized by the iridiscent blue band on its wings.
20p Trogonoptera (Honrath, 1886). This butterfly is an endemic species in Palawan, where it replaces Trogonoptera brookiana in the rest of Sundaland. Trogonoptera trojana is considered one of the most beautiful oriental butterflies.
24p Cethosia biblis barangingi (Tsukafa, 1985). Inhabits southernmost Philippines: Bongao, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi and Jolo. The intense bright red-orange color of the wings in flight makes this species one of the most attractive butterflies.
24p Menalaides polytes ledebouria (Escsholtz, 1821). Common once upon a time but now uncommon perhaps due to progress. The butterfly can be seen all year round and is distributed throughout the archipelago. Can be found around human habitations and also thrives in secondary forests.
24p Appian Hero palawanica (Staudinger, 1889). A popular orange pierid butterfly distributed in the Chinese peninsula to Sundaland and the Philippines. Subspecies A. n. palawanica can be found in Palawan. The female has three forms- orange, yellow and white distal band on its wings.
24p Udara tyotaroi (Eliot & Kawazoe, 1983). Found only in the high altitude areas of Mt. Apo, Southern Mindanao. This tiny butterfly belongs to the Lycaenidae family, commonly known as hairstreaks, pearls or blues, due to the metallic iridiscent light to dark blue color sheen.
26p Parantica noeli. One of the most significant finds of the decade, this new species is one of the most striking Danaid butterflies.
26p Chilasa osmana osmana. An extremely rare swallowtail from Southern Leyte and North-eastern Mindanao in the Southern Philippines. A relatively large tailless butterfly belonging to the veiouis species-group.
26p Graphlum sandawanum joreli. The Apo Swallowtail (Graphium sandawanum) is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. This butterfly can be found at high altitude on Mt. Kitanlad in Bukidnon.
26p Papilio xuthus benguetanus. A butterfly which may be locally common, but has a very restricted distribution within the Cordillera Central of Northern Luzon. A lovely butterfly with short tails and a forewing length of 44-48 mm. The sexes are similar in appearance, with the female slightly larger.
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