Insect Stamp of Republic of BeninInsect Stamp of Republic of BeninBenin is the country located in the Africa Gulf of Guinea northern coast, Niger, Burkina Faso, and the east are in contact of Nigeria, and west is in contact with Togo for north. It became independent of France as Dahome in 1960. The name was changed to the Benin people republic in 1975, and is again changed to Republic of Benin in 1990.
The stamp which drew seven kinds of insects from this Benin was issued in 2000.
Republic of Benin
2000.2.20 Insect Stamp
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| Blister Beetle Zonabris polymorpha (Melioidae) |
Lily Leaf Beatle Lilioceris lilii (Chrysomelidae) |
Weevil Eupholus bennetti (Curculionidae) |
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| Goliath Beetle Goliathus druryi (Scarabaeidae) |
Colorado Beetle(Child) Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Chrysomelidae) |
Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
Poplar Leaf Beetle Melasoma populi (Chrysomelidae) |
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