Ireland stamps year 1985 Butterflies set Ireland issued a Butterflies stamp set in 1985 as part of its Fauna & Flora series: four colorful butterfly designs released that year. ?? Ireland — 1985 Butterflies Stamp Set Issue: Butterflies (Fauna & Flora theme)Country: Ireland (Éire)Year: 1985Number of stamps: 4 values ? Set Details DenominationButterfly SpeciesScott / SG (approx)22pCommon Blue (Polyommatus icarus)SG 60926pRed Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)SG 61028pBrimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)SG 611 44pMarsh Fritillary (Eurydryas aurinia)SG 612 These stamps were part of a Fauna & Flora thematic issue focused on butterflies found in Ireland. The designs feature beautifully illustrated butterflies on a simple background typical of Irish wildlife issues of the period. ? Catalog Info In Stanley Gibbons, these are listed as SG 609–612 for the 1985 Butterflies set. In Scott catalogs, they correspond to Scott #612–615 (often grouped under the Eighth Fauna & Flora Issue for Ireland).