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Bugs and Butterflies
First day covers (gummed, self-adhesive, miniature sheet)
Green mantid (Orthodera ministralis)
Its size (its body can be up to 120 mm long)
and its posture (with forelegs held together
as if praying) make this bug easy to recognise.
It’s also quite common – it is found almost
everywhere in Australia.
Many species are camoufl aged to blend with
a particular environment or background, such
as fl owers, rocks or tree trunks, so they aren’t
easy to see. This sort of camoufl age is handy for
predators. Just ask the captive damselfl y in the
grips of the green mantid on the stamp.
Maximum cards
4
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Ulysses Butterfly 50c
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Ulysses Butterfly 50c
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Leichhardt's Grasshopper
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Vedalia Ladybird
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50c 50c
Green Mantid and Damselfly Emperor Gum Moth Caterpillar
Fiddler Beetle
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50c Leichhardt's 50c Grasshopper
50c Vedalia Ladybird
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Ulysses Butterfly 50c
Green Mantid and Damselfly
A UUST S T RALI R A L I A
50c
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Ulysses Butterfly 50c
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Emperor Gum Moth Caterpillar
A UUST S T RALI R A L I A
50c
A UST U S T RALI R A L I A
50c
Leichhardt's Grasshopper
A UUST S T RALI R A L I A
A UUST S T RALI R A L I A
Fiddler Beetle
Green Mantid and Damselfly Emperor Gum Moth Caterpillar
Fiddler Beetle
Leichhardt's Grasshopper
AA UST U S T RALI R A L I A
50c
A UUST S T RALI R A L I A
50c
A UST U S T RALI R A L I A
50c
Vedalia Ladybird
A UUST S T RALI R A L I A
50c 50c
A UUST S T RALI R A L I A
50c 50c 50c
Emperor Gum Moth Caterpillar
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50c
Vedalia Ladybird
AA UST U S T RALI R A L I A
50c
Emperor gum moth caterpillar
(Opodiphthera eucalypti)
These common Australian insects can grow to
120 mm in length and are found in forests and
woodlands throughout the Northern Territory,
Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
This caterpillar is bright green with red
and blue lumps along the body. The lumps are
topped with non-stinging hairs. A yellow line
runs along each side of the body. When the
angle of light is just right the yellow line can be
mistaken for a leaf’s mid-rib.
Fiddler beetle (Eupoecila australasiae)
Beetles are the largest and most diverse order of
insects. This one takes its common name from a
violin-shaped pattern in its mostly dark brown
shell. The fi ddler beetle is found from top to
bottom of the eastern half of Australia.
Miniature sheet
The miniature sheet features additional
creatures, including a large and very colourful
male birdwing butterfl y (Ornithoptera
priamus). These butterfl ies prefer to keep to
the treetops where they cruise around with a
gliding fl ight. Birdwings are internationally
protected by the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species.
Fiddler Beetle
AA UST U S T RALI R A L I A
50c
Green Mantid and Damselfly
Green Mantid and Damselfly
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50c
50c