Butterflies of Central Africa

Salamis Aethiops: Light translucent green with pink iridescent highlights and black spots. (Palisot de Beauvais, 1805)

Graphium ridleyanus: Red, Orange & Brown background (White, 1843)

Cymothoe: Goldenrod (Hübner, 1819)

Charaxes eupale: green with small black dots (Dry, 1782)

Papilio bromius: black with aquamarine (Doubleday, 1845)

Teracolus annae: red, yellow and black (?)

Papilio zenobia: Papilio (Druryia) zenobia (Fabricius, 1775)

Danais chrysippus: is rich orange-red, bordered with black on the hind wings, while nearly the outer half of the upper wings is black crossed by a broken band of pure white. (?)

Salamis temora: is a deep blue to purple on top but a gray to black on bottom (Felder, 1867)

Date of issue: 7 June 1968

Expiration date:

Design:

Printing:

Perforation: 13.5

Size no’s 274-279: 30 x 33.5mm

Size no’s 280-285: 34 x 38mm

Size no’s 286-289: 40 x 45mm

Sheet: 25

Marginal inscriptions:

Circulation:

Multicolored, with gold on the wings of the butterflies

No 274. 50C. Salamis Aethiops

No 275. 1F. Graphium ridleyanus

No 276. 1.50F. Cymothoe

No 277. 2F. Charaxes eupale

No 278. 3F. Papilio bromius

No 279. 3.50F. Teracolus annae

No 280. 4F. Salamis aethiops

No 281. 5F. Graphium ridleyanus

No 282. 6.50F. Cymothoe

No 283. 8F. Charaxes eupale

No 284. 10F. Papilio bromius

No 285. 15F. Teracolus annae

No 286. 20F. Salamis Aethiops

No 287. 50F. Papilio zenobia

No 288. 100F. Danais chrysippus

No 289. 150F. Salamis temora

The series:

Poste Aerienne

Date of issue: 9 September 1968

Size no’s LP82-LP86: 34 x 38mm

Size no’s LP87-LP90: 40 x 45mm

LP82. 6F. Teracolus annae

LP83. 8F. Graphium ridleyanus

LP84. 10F. Cymothoe

LP85. 14F. Charaxes eupale

LP86. 15F. Papilio bromius

LP87. 20F. Papilio zenobia

LP88. 50F. Salamis aethiops

LP89. 75F. Danais chrysippus

LP.90. 130F. Salamis temora

The series: