National colours of the United Kingdom National colours of the United Kingdom The national colours of the United Kingdom are usually identified as the combination of red, white and blue in that order. These colours are the same as in the flag of the United Kingdom. The colours of the flag are in turn taken from the flags of England (white and red) and of Scotland (blue and white), which have been combined to form the union flag; to this was later added a red saltire for Ireland. In maps of the 19th and 20th centuries, the territories of the British Empire were usually coloured red
Flax palaui Flax palaui Flax palaui is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in Micronesia (it was described from Babelthuap Island in Palau). The wingspan is about 10 mm. The labial palps, head, patagia, tegulae, thorax and the ground colour of the forewings (including fringes) are dark brown. The base of the costa and the quadrangular narrow patch in the upper medial area of the forewing are slightly darker brown. The crosslines are indistinct. The terminal line is only indicated by dark-brown interveinal dots. The hindwings are light grey without a discal spot. The underside of the forewings is