Insect Stamp of Paraguary

Paraguay is the South American landlocked country which is slightly wider than Japan surrounded by Brazil and Bolivia and Argentina. It passed through Spanish rule to last for about 300 years after the first half in the 16th century and became independent in 1811 and shifted in republican form of government in 1844. It was defeated by a fight with Argentina Brazil Uruguay from 1864 to six years and invited the half of the territory and the situation to lose most of the nation. It won for war with Bolivia to 35 years from 1932. A military coup occurs in 1954; it is just 1988; the autocracy system of the President fatty tuna S flannel followed, and it was it in 1993, and finally transferred it to a civil administration, and a civilian president was born.
Eight kinds of butterfly & moth stamps were issued in 1976 by this Paraguay.

Republic of Paraguay
1976.12.5 Butterfly & Moth Stamp
Praenestina Butterfly
Prepona praeneste
(Nymphalidae)
Proschion Butterfly
Prepona proschion
(Nymphalidae)
Red-banded Pereute
Pereute leucodrosime
(Pieridae)
Amydon Agrias
Agrias amydon
(Nymphalidae)
Aega Morpho(Left:female,Right:male)
Morpho aega
(Morphodae)
Leafroller
Pseudatteria leopardina
(Tortricidae)
Helena Morpho
Morpho rhetenor helena
(Morphodae)
Sunset Morpho
Morpho hecuba
(Morphodae)


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