U is for ...?
U is for ...?
This is an odd identification...and it has me totally stumped. I have a set of alphabet wall cards for my son (eeboo's All Around the Land) which has a gorgeous butterfly (could be a moth too I suppose--artist liberty) on the "U" page. The butterfly is a bit of a yellowy-taupe cast, with black/purple/black bands on the hindwing. Any ideas?
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I wonder if it could be one of the Urania moths, large colourful moths with tails.
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Union Jack butterfly (Delias mysis)? It has the yellow part, but not sure about the other things. Could be a uraniia
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Its is an Australian butterfly that lives in tropical rainforests of northern Queensland.
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Its is an Australian butterfly that lives in tropical rainforests of northern Queensland.
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... unidentified?
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I just had a look on the internet and I think you might find the butterfly is holding an umbrella...
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I like "Unidentified"
The Union Jack looks fairly close, so I might just call it that.
The cards are quite imaginative...there are several items in each one that represent the letter, so the umbrella is one, the flowers are another (although I can't identify those either!!!) and of course the butterfly/moth.
Thanks for all the ideas!!
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The cards are quite imaginative...there are several items in each one that represent the letter, so the umbrella is one, the flowers are another (although I can't identify those either!!!) and of course the butterfly/moth.
Thanks for all the ideas!!
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Sorry Allison - I was over-hasty. I really thought you hadn't seen the umbrella!
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