Sphodromantis is a large genus of praying mantises concentrated in Africa, sometimes considered a synonym of the genus Hierodula: from the same tribe, Paramantini. Outside their range especially, many share the common name African Mantis. Stamps & Postal Products 1970 Insects of Malawi – 3s Praying Mantis (Sphodromantis)
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Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – £1 Nyala
Details Subject: Nyala Designer: Victor Whitely Printer: Harrisons & Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: Reprints: 2nd Printing – February 1965
View More Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – £1 NyalaMalawi Philately: Pumpkin Ladybird (Henosepilachna elaterii)
The Pumpkin ladybird beetle, (Henosepilachna elaterii) is a phytophagous ladybird species found in southern Europe, Africa and western Asia. It feeds mainly on squirting cucumber, but also on other cultivated or spontaneous Cucurbitaceae plants. Stamps & Postal Products 1970 Insects of Malawi – 1/6d Pumpkin Ladybird (Henosepilachna elaterii) References Wikipedia:…
View More Malawi Philately: Pumpkin Ladybird (Henosepilachna elaterii)Malawi Philately: Bean Blister Beetle (Mylabris dicincta)
Mylabris dicincta is a species of beetle in the Meloidae family. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1850 by Bertoloni. Blister beetles are 1 to 4 cm large, colourful beetles. They can be seen eating flowers during the summer months. Most are black and yellow,…
View More Malawi Philately: Bean Blister Beetle (Mylabris dicincta)Malawi Philately: Elegant Grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans)
The Elegant Grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans) is a slow-moving, colourful grasshopper found throughout most of Malawi. Only 5% of adults have wings and emits juices that have an offensive smell. It is considered a pest throughout Southern Africa and is destructive to a number of agricultural industries. Stamps & Postal Products…
View More Malawi Philately: Elegant Grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans)Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 2d Zebu Bull
The 2d image was taken from a brochure inscribed “North Nyasa Zebu bull at the Department’s Livestock Improvement Centre at Mbawa in the Northern Province” and depicts the breed Bos indicus. The picture was reversed for the stamp design. The colouring was provided by a Kodachrome image of two bulls and…
View More Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 2d Zebu BullMalawi Philately: Bidens pinnatipartita
Bidens pinnatipartita grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is found in wooded tall grassland near rocky outcrops. Stamps & Postal Products 1968 Wildflowers of Malawi – 3s Bidens pinnatipartita References Flora of Zambia
View More Malawi Philately: Bidens pinnatipartitaMalawi Philately: Dwarf Red Hibiscus (Hibiscus rhodanthus)
The Dwarf Red Hibiscua (Hibiscus rhodanthus) is a small plant with bright red flowers, herbaceous in the aboveground parts and permanently woody in the underground rootstock. It is found in in open woodland and grassland. Stamps & Postal Products 1968 Wildflowers of Malawi – 1/6d Hibiscus Rhodanthus References Flora of…
View More Malawi Philately: Dwarf Red Hibiscus (Hibiscus rhodanthus)Malawi Philately: Winged Forget-Me-Not (Borreria dibrachiata)
Borreria dibrachiata (also known as the winged forget-me not) is common in Mashonaland during the summer months. The striking feature of this plant is a pair of large leaf-like, pointed bracts, just below the flower head. The flowers themselves are mauve or blue, about ½ inch long, they are tubular,…
View More Malawi Philately: Winged Forget-Me-Not (Borreria dibrachiata)Malawi Philately: Giant Milkweed (Calotropis procera)
Giant Milkwood (Calotropis procera) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to North Africa, Pakistan, tropical Africa, Western Asia, South Asia and Indochina. It typically grows to a height of 6 feet in sunny and partly shaded habitats, including overgrazed pastures, rangeland, roadsides, river…
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