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"Winged women on trade cards date from as early as 1883 (Leibug Butterfly Girls), 1888 (Kinney Butterfly cigarette cards), and 1890 (Leibug Butterfly Girls II), and were produced as late as 1928 (Player Butterflies [girls] cigarette cards)." In : Les Insectes Dans La Tradition Orale/insects In Oral Literature And Traditions By E. Motte-Florac, J. M. C. Thomas Published by Peeters Publishers, 2004

Complete set visible here:

Seems there are two versions: One by Player and one by British American Tobacco?

In an Internet catalogue:, by B.A.T. and "... same as Player's."


 * Ideopsis similis, Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger
 * Danaus genutia, Common Tiger
 * Acraea terpsicore, Tawny Coster
 * Ypthima similis, Eastern Five-Ring
 * Papilio memnon agenor subspecies, The Great Mormon
 * Delias hyparete, Painted Jezebel

Other insects :
 * Rosalia pachycornis from Thailand
 * Campylotes histronicus with red-orange-yellow
 * Brachytrupes grandidieri a giant cricket from Madagascar
 * Hoplia coerulea sky blue beetle

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What you might not have been aware of when you first watched this film: it was Japanese in origin. This film actually is a compilation of a few episodes of "Serendipity Monogatari Yori: Pure Shima no Nakamatachi" (The Story of Serendipity: Friends of Pure Island), a TV series which aired in Japan in 1983. It was around six years later that the compilation was dubbed into English and released in the U.S. by Celebrity Home Entertainment. I had been under the impression that the show was conceived in America and the animation farmed out to a Japanese studio (since creator Stephen Cosgrove is American), but that isn't so. (Also, Bobby's name in the original version was "Corna.") The basic story: Bobby's scientist parents have taken him along on an expedition to the South Pole. An iceburg breaks apart and separates Bobby from his parents, and Bobby ends up floating out to sea and landing on the lush, tropical Paradise Island, along with a large egg... from which hatches Serendipity. The inhabitants of the island, which is governed by Laura the mermaid princess, are initially hostile toward Bobby (distrustful of humans, if I remember correctly), but warm up to him after he helps them defend the island from the vile Captain Smudge. The most memorable character for me is Peela-Peela (sp?), a large parrot of sorts who serves as the source of a lot of comic relief. At one point in the film, Peela-Peela goes on trial for something (stealing fruit?), and both Serendipity and Bobby have to testify against their friend, who is put in chains as punishment - a lesson about the integrity of the justice system. As I recall, the dialogue and the dubbing, in the English version at least, were pretty well done. And there are songs too, most of which tend to be somewhat corny (but this film is for kids; don't expect "American Pie"), with the exception of one, a ballad with sort of a Caribbean/island feel, sung by a female vocalist about "Paradise." Having never read the books, I can't testify as to how faithful the film is to Cosgrove's original story, but as a stand-alone piece, this movie is good entertainment for young children. Noticing that it was re-released on video in 1996, I think it's about time this film made it to DVD, especially since the books are still available and since anime has never been more popular in America than it is now.

Cited from Christopher Bubb "Proud to be ME" (Saline, MI United States) on Amazon.com

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