Australia -

" BUTTERFLIES OF AUSTRALIA."

MNH Miniature Sheet ~ Presentation Pack.

A few words from the Pack:

" More than three quarters of Australian butterfly species occur in the tropical north and north-east of the continent, where abundant rainforest provides host plants and habitats for many species. Some 400 species of butterflies have been recorded in Australia.

Butterflies do not live long, sometimes only a few days or weeks. They have many natural enemies and form an important part of many food chains. The life cycle of a butterfly incorporates four separate stages: egg, caterpillar (larva), pupa (chrysalis) and adult. 

This type of life cycle involves a total body transformation, a process known as complete metamorphosis. "

Butterflies depicted on the MS are:

- Common Red-Eye,

- Dull Oakblue

- Meadow Argus,

- Red Lacewing &

- Ulysses Butterfly.

Year: 1998.

[WBSEP11(a)] ~ Psg Cpd Tp.