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The other two stripes the middle blue and the bottom red will each be a fourth of the total area of the flag. The yellow color represents Colombia's gold and natural wealthiness; the blue color represents the two oceans that border Colombia, the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, rivers and the sky; The red color represents the blood of the patriots ...
The national flower of Colombia is the orchid Cattleya trianae which was named after the Colombian naturalist José Jerónimo Triana. The orchid was selected by botanist Emilio Robledo , in representation of the Colombian Academy of History to determine the most representative flowering plant of Colombia.
This is a list of butterflies of Colombia. About 1,600 species are known from Colombia. [1] Hesperiidae. Hesperiinae. Aethilla memmius; Anthoptus epictetus;
Cattleya trianae (Lind. & Rchb. fil), also known as Flor de Mayo ("May flower") or "Christmas orchid", [1] is a plant of the family Orchidaceae. It grows as an epiphytic orchid, with succulent leaves, endemic to Colombia where it was nominated as the national flower in November 1936. That year, the National Academy of History of Argentina asked ...
Callicore ditaeniata Röber, 1924. Diaethria euclides phlogea. Diaethria phlogea, the 89'98 butterfly, [ 1] is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Colombia, South America. It has been given the nickname "89/98" because of the markings on its wings resembling an 89 and 98. Some authors consider it to be a subspecies ...
triana's cattleya, national flower of Columbia Cattleya trianae, columbian highlands DG.Col ; Camera manufacturer: NIKON: Camera model: COOLPIX S10: Exposure time: 10/351 sec (0.028490028490028) F-number: f/3.5: ISO speed rating: 50: Date and time of data generation: Unknown date: Lens focal length: 6.3 mm: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal ...
Binomial name. Chlosyne janais. Drury, 1782. Chlosyne janais, the crimson patch or janais patch, is a common New World butterfly found from Colombia north through Central America and Mexico to southern Texas, with occasional sightings in southeastern Mexico and northern Texas. The dorsal and ventral wing surface is black with several undulating ...
Papilio dido. Metamorpha dido. Philaethria dido, the scarce bamboo page or dido longwing, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America and tropical South America, both east and west of the Andes, from Brazil and Ecuador northwards to Mexico. Strays can sometimes be found in the lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas.