ANIMALS – BIRDS – HUMMINGBIRDS – GLITTERING-BELLIED EMERALD (CHLOROSTILBON LUCIDUS)

Animals - Birds - Songbirds

Glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Aves
Order : Apodiformes
Family : Trochilidae
Genus : Chlorostilbon
Species : C. Lucidus

Description:

The Fawn-breasted tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota) is a species of tanager with a blue head and yellow breast. It is in the genus Pipraeidea, along with the Blue-and-yellow tanager. It occurs in the Andes of northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, as well as in the highlands of northeastern Argentina, south Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Binomial Name:

Name : Chlorostilbon lucidus
Taxonomist : George Shaw (Bierton - England)
Year : 1812
Subspecies : None, or not data available
Synonyms : Chlorostilbon aureoventris

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Least Concern

Has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as evaluated but not qualified for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, near threatened, or (prior to 2001) conservation dependent.

Philatelic Issues

1999 - Uruguay - Stamp 2 of 4, from Birds and Trees Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: April 14th, 1999
Printed: 35.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value: UYP 7

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

ANIMALS – MOLLUSCS – SNAILS – PELSENEERI TROPHON (TROPHON PELSENEERI)

Animals - Molluscs - Snails

Pelseneeri Trophon (Trophon pelseneeri)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Mollusca
Class : Gastropoda
Order : Neogastropoda
Family : Muricidae
Genus : Trophon
Species : T. Pelseneeri

Description:

The Pelseneeri Trophon (Trophon pelseneeri) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Binomial Name:

Name : Trophon pelseneeri
Taxonomist : Edgar Albert Smith (London - England)
Year : 1915
Subspecies : None, or not data available
Synonyms : Trophon d'Orbignyi

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Not Evaluated, or not data available

Philatelic Issues

2007 – Uruguay – Stamp 4 of 4, from Molluscs Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: June 26th, 2009
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value: UYP 5

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

ANIMALS – MOLLUSCS – SNAILS – RIBBON CONE (CONUS LEMNISCATUS)

Animals - Molluscs - Snails

Ribbon Cone (Conus lemniscatus)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Mollusca
Class : Gastropoda
Order : Neogastropoda
Family : Conidae
Genus : Conus
Species : C. Lemniscatus

Description:

Conus lemniscatus, common name the ribbon cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 65 mm. The shell shows slightly contracted sides. The spire is acuminated with strong growth lines. The body whorl is delicately ridged throughout. The color of the shell is whitish, maculated with chestnut, and with every alternate ridge chestnut-spotted.

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Western Atlantic Ocean off Brazil and Argentina.

Binomial Name:

Name : Conus lemniscatus
Taxonomist : Lovell Augustus Reeve (Ludgate Hill - England)
Year : 1849
Subspecies : 2 (Carcellesi, Lemniscatus)
Synonyms : Conus clenchi, Conus sagittatus, Conus sagittiferus, Lamniconus lemniscatus

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Not Evaluated, or not data available

Philatelic Issues

2007 – Uruguay – Stamp 3 of 4, from Molluscs Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: June 26th, 2009
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value: UYP 10

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

ANIMALS – INSECTS – BUTTERFLIES – SUPERB NUMBERWING (CALLICORE EXCELSIOR)

Animals - Insects - Butterflies

Superb Numberwing (Callicore excelsior)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Arthropoda
Class : Insecta
Order : Lepidoptera
Family : Nymphalidae
Genus : Callicore
Species : C. Excelsior

Description:

The Superb Numberwing or Excelsior Eighty-eight (Callicore excelsior) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.

Adults are black on the upper surface of the wings, with a metallic deep blue sheen on the hindwings, and a broad arc of orange or red on the forewings.

Binomial Name:

Name : Callicore excelsior
Taxonomist : William Chapman Hewitson (Newcastle upon Tyne - England)
Year : 1858
Subspecies : 12 (Excelsior, Inferior, Pastazza, … )
Synonyms : Many (Catagramma excelsior, ... )

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Not Evaluated, or not data available

Philatelic Issues

2007 – Uruguay – Stamp 2 of 4, from Butterflies Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: October 26th, 2009
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value: UYP 10

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

ANIMALS – INSECTS – BUTTERFLIES – BLUE-WINGED EUYRBIA (EURYBIA LYCISCA)

Animals - Insects - Butterflies

Blue-winged Euyrbia (Eurybia lycisca)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Arthropoda
Class : Insecta
Order : Lepidoptera
Family : Riodinidae
Genus : Eurybia
Species : E. Lycisca

Description:

The Blue-winged Euyrbia (Eurybia lycisca) is a butterfly of the Riodinidae family. It is found in from Mexico to Ecuador, including some Caribbean Islands.

Larvae feen on Calathea lutea, C. crotalifera, C. inocephala, C. latifolia, C. warsczewisczia, and Ischnosiphon pruniosus.

Binomial Name:

Name : Eurybia lycisca
Taxonomist : John Obadiah Westwood (Sheffield - England)
Year : 1851
Subspecies : None, or no data available
Synonyms : Eurybia lamia, Eurybia lamia lamia, Eurybia caerulescens palikourea

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Not Evaluated, or not data available

Philatelic Issues

2007 – Uruguay – Stamp 1 of 4, from Butterflies Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: October 26th, 2007
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value: UYP 5

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

ANIMALS – INSECTS – BEETLES – COPROPHAGIC BEETLE (SULCOPHANAEUS MENELAS)

Animals - Insects - Beetles

Coprophagic Beetle (Sulcophanaeus menelas)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Arthropoda
Class : Insecta
Order : Coleoptera
Family : Scarabaeidae
Genus : Sulcophanaeus
Species : S. Menelas

Description:

The Coprophagic Beetle (Sulcophanaeus menelas) is a Species of the Genus Sulcophanaeus, a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. This genus has a Neotropical distribution (Central and Southern America)

Species within this genus can reach a length of 20–25 millimeters (0.79–0.98 in). They are short and powerful dung beetles. This genus includes some particularly colorful species, many have metallic colors, and others are black. Especially the males tend to have horns and outgrowths of various kinds of head and pronotum. Often male has a long, curved horns on his forehead. Pronotum is much broader than long. Elytra are short and broad with deep longitudinal wrinkles. They are diurnal, coprophagous species.

Binomial Name:

Name : Sulcophanaeus menelas
Taxonomist : Francis de Laporte de Castelnau (London - England)
Year : 1924
Subspecies : None, or no data available
Synonyms : None, or no data available

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Not Evaluated, or not data available

Philatelic Issues

2013 – Uruguay – Stamp 3 of 4, from Spring Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: August 30th, 2013
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value: UYP 15

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

ANIMALS - MAMMALS - SEALS - SOUTH AMERICAN SEA LION (OTARIA FLAVESCENS)

Animals - Mammals - Seals

South American Fur Seal (Otaria flavescens)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Pinnipedia
Family : Otariidae
Subfamily : Otariinae
Genus : Otaria
Species : O. Flavescens

Description:

The South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, formerly Otaria byronia), also called the southern sea lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the Chilean, Ecuador, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Argentine and Southern Brazilian coasts. It is the only member of the genus Otaria. Its scientific name was subject to controversy, with some taxonomists referring to it as Otaria flavescens and others referring to it as Otaria byronia. The former eventually won out, although that may still be overturned. Locally, it is known by several names, most commonly lobo marino (sea wolf) and león marino (sea lion).

The South American sea lion is perhaps the archetypal sea lion in appearance. Males have a very large head with a well-developed mane, making them the most lionesque of the eared seals. They are twice the weight of females. Both males and females are orange or brown coloured with upturned snouts. Pups are born greyish orange ventrally and black dorsally and moult into a more chocolate colour.

The South American sea lion's size and weight can vary considerably. Adult males can grow over 2.73 m (9 ft) and weigh up to 350 kg (770 lb). Adult females grow up to 1.8–2 m (6–7 ft) and weigh about half the weight of the males, around 150 kg (330 lb). This species is even more sexually dimorphic than the other sea lions.

Binomial Name:

Name : Otaria flavescens
Taxonomist : George Shaw (Bierton - England)
Year : 1800
Subspecies : None, or not data available
Synonyms : Otaria byronia

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Least Concern

Has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as evaluated but not qualified for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, near threatened, or (prior to 2001) conservation dependent.

Philatelic Issues

2014 – Uruguay - Stamp 2 of 2, from Spring Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: September 29th, 2014
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 2 Stamps
Value: UYP 15

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated