Camberwell beauty, mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

Camberwell beauty, mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

Stamp description / Briefmarkenbeschreibung
Deutsch: Jugendmarken 1962, Schmetterlinge
English: series for social welfare for the youth 1962, butterflies
Graphics by Karl Oskar Blase
Ausgabepreis: 10+5 Pfennig
First Day of Issue / Erstausgabetag: 25. Mai 1962
Michel-Katalog-Nr.: 377
Date February 2009
Source scanned by NobbiP
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DBP_1962_377_Jugend_Schmetterlinge.jpg

Nymphalis antiopa, known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America. The immature form of this species is sometimes known as the spiny elm caterpillar. Other older names for this species include grand surprise and white petticoat.


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Description		Camberwell beauty, mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Stamp description / Briefmarkenbeschreibung Deutsch: Jugendmarken 1962, Schmetterlinge English: series for social welfare for the youth 1962, butterflies Graphics by Karl Oskar Blase Ausgabepreis: 10+5 Pfennig First Day of Issue / Erstausgabetag: 25. Mai 1962 Michel-Katalog-Nr.: 377 Date February 2009 Source scanned by NobbiP Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DBP_1962_377_Jugend_Schmetterlinge.jpg Nymphalis antiopa, known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America. The immature form of this species is sometimes known as the spiny elm caterpillar. Other older names for this species include grand surprise and white petticoat.

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