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Insect New Issues – BP 12-03 AUSTRALIA 9-24-03 (Self-stick, lick & stick and s/t of 6). a 50c Papilio ulysses joesa Butler, JOESA BUTTERFLY PAP Papilioninae b 50c Petasida ephippigera White, LEICHARDT’S GRASSHOPPER Pyrgomorphidae & STICK INSECT, Phasmatodea c 50c Rodolia cardinalis Mulsant, VEDALIA BEETLE & WEEVIL COC Coccidulinae d 50c Orthodera ministralis Fabr., GREEN or GARDEN MANTID MAN Eremiaphilinae & DAMSELFLY e 50c Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, EMPEROR GUM MOTH larva SATU Saturniinae & scorpion f 50c Eupoecila australasiae Donovan, FIDDLER BEETLE SCA Cetoniinae 6x50c In margin: Ornithoptera priamus euphorion Gray, CAIRNS B’WING PAP Papilioninae and ANTS; slater (wood louse) & DRAGONFLY Also reportedly in margin but not visible to me: CICADA, LACEWING, CRANEFLY, MOSQUITO CHILE 10-12-03 (America/Fauna & Flora). 300p Frog, fox, pudu, bird & MOTH Lepidoptera CONGO REPUBLIC 2003 (In sheet, s/s of one and s/t of 3). 445fr Charaxes imperialis Butler APA Charaxinae 4 different BUTTERFLIES in s/t margin 445fr Cymothoe oemilius Doumet NYM Limenitidinae 4 different BUTTERFLIES in s/t margin 445fr Charaxes nobilis Druce, NOBLE CHARAXES APA Charaxinae 6 moths in s/t margin GREAT BRITAIN-JERSEY 1-22-04 (Year of the Monkey). £1 Margin: stylized BUTTERFLY Lepidoptera GUINEA 2002 (Also, tiny BUTTERFLY on Scout’s hands). 300fr Anaphe panda Boisduval, BANDED BAGNEST MOTH NOT Thaumetopoeinae Margin: UR: Hemiolaus caeculus Hopffer, AZURE HAIRSTREAK LYC Theclinae U-mid: Same L-mid: Helicoverpa armigera Hubner, OLD WORLD BOLLWORM NOC Heliothinae LL: Hippotion celerio L., SILVER-STRIPED HAWKMOTH SPH Macroglossinae 750fr Eurema brigitta Cramer, BROAD-BORDERED GRASS YELLOW (# UNS) PIE Coliadinae Margin: UR: Kallimoides rumia D. & H., AFRICAN LEAF NYM Nymphalinae MR: Mylothris chloris Fabr., DOTTED BORDER PIE Pierinae LR: Hypolimnas salmacis Drury, BLUE DIADEM NYM Nymphalinae LL: Like UR, underside GUINEA (contd.) 5000fr Acraea zetes L., LARGE SPOTTED ACRAEA Acraeidae Margin: UR: Palla ussheri Butler, PALLA BUTTERFLY (#) APA Charaxinae MR: Psalis africana Kiriakoff, PENNANT TUSSOCK MOTH Lymantriidae LR: Like UR, male LL: Spodoptera exigua Hubner, BEET ARMYWORM NOC Amphipyrinae ML: Mylothris chloris Fabr., DOTTED BORDER (^) PIE Pierinae GUYANA 2003. $20 Catonephele numilia Cramer, GRECIAN SHOEMAKER NYM Eurytelinae $55 Anteos clorinde Godart, CLORINDE PIE Coliadinae $80 Phoebis philea L., ORANGE-BARRED SULFUR PIE Coliadinae $100 Eumaeus atala Poey, THE ATALA LYC Theclinae $160 Anartia jatrophae Johansson, WHITE PEACOCK NYM Nymphalinae $200 Battus polydamas L., POLYDAMAS SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae $300 Papilio cresphontes Cramer, GIANT SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae $400 Archaeoprepona meander Cramer, BANDED KING SHOEMAKER APA Charaxinae $500 Cepheuptychia cephus Fabr., BLUE NIGHT SATY Satyrinae JAPAN 11-7-03 (Return of Amami Island). 80y Forests, palms, flowers, BUTTERFLIES Lepidoptera KOREA NORTH 5-1-97 (Paintings by Nam Kye U) (New data from Alan Hanks). a 1.50w Top: Papilio xuthus L., underside PAP Papilioninae Left: Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabr., (UNS) PAP Papilioninae Right: Pieris rapae L., CABBAGE WHITE PIE Pierinae b 1.50w Ypthima sp., underside SATY Satyrinae c 1.50w Papilio polytes stichius Hubner, PAP Papilioninae A sheetlet of 8 includes the above twice. Margin: DRAGONFLIES & BUTTERFLIES 5-20-03. 15w Pantala flavescens Fabr., GLOBE TROTTER Libellulidae 70w Tibicen japonicus Kato, TIB Tibiceninae 220w Xylotrupes dichotomus L., SCA Geotrupinae 300w Lycaena dispar Haworth, LARGE COPPER LYC Lycaeninae LIECHTENSTEIN 11-24-03 (Agricultural Drawings by Children). 1.80fr Apis mellifera L., W. HONEYBEE API Apinae MALAWI 11-10-03. a 50kw Bebearia octogramma Grose-Smith, NYM Limenitidinae b 50kw Charaxes nobilis Druce, NOBLE CHARAXES APA Charaxinae c 50kw Cymothoe beckeri Herrich-Schaeffer, NYM Limenitidinae d 50kw Salamis anteva Ward, NYM Nymphalinae e 50kw Charaxes xiphares Cramer, FOREST KING CHARAXES APA Charaxinae f 50kw Bebearia arcadius Fabr., NYM Limenitidinae 180kw Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, CHECKERED SKIPPER HES Heteropterinae NEVIS 2003. 30c Perisama bonplandii Guerin, NYM Eurytelinae 90c Danaus formosa Godman, BEAUTIFUL MONARCH DAN Danainae $1 Amauris vashti Butler, DAN Danainae NEVIS (contd.) $3 Lycorea ceres Cramer, DAN Lycoreinae a $2 Kallimoides rumia Doubleday & Westwood AFRICAN LEAF BUTTERFLY NYM Nymphalinae b $2 Nessaea ancaeus L., NYM Eurytelinae c $2 Callicore caajetani Guenee, NYM Eurytelinae d $2 Hamadryas guatemalena Bates, NYM Limenitidinae 4x$2 Margin: 3 Danaus sp., DAN Danainae $5 Euphaedra medon L., 2 more in margin NYM Limenitidinae RUSSIA 7-22-03 (New data). 1r Lucanus cervus L., EUROPEAN STAG BEETLE, LUC Lucaninae Margin of s/t: Coccinella septempunctata L., 7-SPOTTED LADYBUG COC Coccinellinae ST. KITTS 8-18-03 (30th Anniversary of Death of Picasso). c $1.60 Picasso’s “The Butterfly Catcher” shows stylized BUTTERFLY & net Lepidoptera ST. THOMAS & PRINCE IS. 2003 (2002 World Scout Jamboree in Thailand). a 1000d Nyctaon pyri D. & S., GREAT PEACOCK MOTH SATU Saturniinae Label: Lycaena dispar b 2000d Papilio machaon L., OLD WORLD SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae c 3000d Cethosia biblis Druce, RED LACEWING NYM Nymphalinae d 5000d Netrocoryne repanda C&R Felder, EASTERN FLAT HES Pyrginae e 6000d Eupackardia calleta Westwood, CALLETA SILKMOTH SATU Saturniinae f 15,000d Gangara thyrsis Fabr., GIANT RED EYE HES Hesperiinae 38,000d Cethosia biblis Druce, RED LACEWING NYM Nymphalinae Margin: Heliconius melpomene L., POSTMAN Heliconiidae 2003 (Bangkok 2003/Mushrooms). a-f 1000-15,000d Apis mellifera L.,WESTERN HONEYBEE API Apinae 38,000d Same. Also in margin SLOVENIA 9-18-03 (Fruits of Slovenia). B Bactrocera oleae Gmelin, OLIVE FRUIT FLY Label: Dacus Tephritidae, Dacinae SWAZILAND 8-12-03 (Musical Instruments). 1.50e Rattles made from COCOONS SATU Saturniinae Native Americans also used Saturniinae cocoons for rattles on their dancing costumes TURKISH REP. OF NORTHERN CYPRUS 5-8-03 (Europa/Poster Art). 560a 600,000L Tree, BUTTERFLY, polluted sky, cracked earth, tires, trash Lepidoptera 560b 600,000L Question mark, tree, birds, BUTTERFLY, flowers, etc. Lepidoptera TURKS & CAICOS IS. 2003 (#1355, 1356, 1365, 1366 dated 2003). 25c Papilio polyxenes Fabr., EASTERN BLACK SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae 35c Chilasa veiovis Hewitson, label: Papilio veiovis PAP Papilioninae $5 Papilio palamedes Drury, PALAMEDES SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae $10 Eurytides marcellus Cramer, ZEBRA SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae URUGUAY 2003. a 12p Heliconius erato L., SMALL POSTMAN Heliconiidae b 12p Junonia evarete Cramer, CARIBBEAN BUCKEYE NYM Nymphalinae c 12p Dryadula phaetusa L., CARONI FLAMBEAU Heliconiidae d 12p Parides perrhebus Boisduval, PAP Papilioninae * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * New Information - by Don Wright Through searches with www.google.com I have found new information for the following old problems: Old Information - New Information (Country, catalog number, year of issue, denomination) Bostra maxwelli – Bactrocera maxwelli Redtenbacher, PHA Cladomorphinae (Barbados, 787, 1990, $2) Gastrimargus transversus – Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg (Bhutan, 101, 1969, 10ch) Thincomena ornata – Dioncomena ornata Brunner von Wattenwyl (Gambia, e, 2002, 10d) Banza nihoa – Banza nitida Brunner von Wattenwyl (Palau, 506a, 1999, 33c) Homoeogryllus xanthographus Guerin-Meneville, GRY Phalangopsinae (Ethiopia, 1364, 1993, 1b) Linognathus piliferus – Linognathus setosus Olfers (Czechoslovakia, 1597, 1968, 1k) Poecilocoris nepalensis – NEPAL SHIELD-BACKED BUG (Vietnam, 1705, 1986, 1d) Aulacocylus sp. – Passalidae (Palau, d, 2003, 60c) Donacia sp. VARIABLE REED BEETLE (Nicaragua, 2290d, 1999, 7.50cor) C. variabilis – Lycus variabilis, Lycidae (Ethiopia, 1361, 1993, 15c) Eupatorus gracillicornis – FIVE-HORNED BEETLE (Laos, 1552h & 1553h, 2002, 1000k) Eudicella gralli thyrii – Eudicella gralli thiryi (Mozambique, f, 1999, 6000m) Chrysochroa mirabilis – C. buqueti mirabilis (Madagascar, 1220, 1993, 720fr) Psalidognathus atys – Prionacalus atys Lacordaire (Togo, 1712, 1996, 1000fr) Megachile ocundata – M. rotundata Fabr., ALFALFA LEAF-CUTTING BEE (Tiraspol, b, 199?, A+50,000r) Rhaguva albipunctella – Heliocheilus albipunctella de Joannis, MILLET HEAD MINER (Senegal, 560, ‘82, 75f) Satyrus enervata – Chazara enervata Alpheraky (Russia-Amurskaya, , 1997, 950r) Abathrus bicolor – Bothrus bicolor Cramer, STA Aleocharinae (Palau, 506p, 1999, 33c) Polyura dolon – STATELY NAWAB (Bhutan, 828, 1990, 6nu & Grenada-Grenadines, 1962, 1997, 90c ) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * .
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