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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | The Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) is a Eurasian butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. Adults have dark brown wings with white bands and spots, and a small orange ring on each of the hindwings. Males have a wingspan of 70–80mm, and have an iridescent purple-blue sheen that the slightly larger (80–92mm) females lack. The larvae (caterpillars) are green with white and yellow markings, and have two large ‘horns’ at the anterior end and a smaller one at the posterior. |
| Face value | 15 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 2556 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 1486 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 2504 Stanley Gibbons BE 3167 AFA number BE 2562 Belgium BE 2504 Unificato BE 2504 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 6.000.000 |
| Issue date | 19/03/1993 |
| Designer | André Buzin |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 49.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
