Brown Argus, Aricia medon, Butterflies of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Brown Argus, Aricia medon, Butterflies of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Description
Butterflies are one of the most beautiful and fragile creatures in the entire animal kingdom.They are classified as insects and are diurnal as opposed to noc turnal. They belong to the order of Lepidoptera, which also encompasses moths. Butter flies and moths are the only insects whose wings are covered in scales. The word lepidoptera der ives from the Greek word lepis meaning scales and ptera meaning wings. The adult butter flies star t to emerge in February in the coastal areas and progressively until May on the highest peaks of Troodos. They can be easily spotted near to Coral Bay in Paphos as they fly about in large numbers. They can also be spotted in the Paphos and Limassol forests and in the Akamas peninsula.In Cyprus there are only 53 butterfly species, a very small number compared to 232 in Greece and 348 in Turkey.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: A. Tassos
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
1983-BUTTERFLIES-130M
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Aspioti Elka, Athens
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Brown Argus, Aricia medon, Butterflies of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus ,” Αψίδα, accessed November 17, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/12948.