Insect Stamp of Republic of Upper VoltaInsect Stamp of Republic of Upper VoltaUpper Volta is located at the inland in West Africa and characterizes according to two contrastive season, the dry season and the rainy season. It is one of the countries stabilized also in West African countries especially politically. It became independent of France in 1960. The main industries are agriculture and stock farming and 80% of people are this agriculture and stock farming. It is alike and is engaged.
Four kinds of insect stamps were issued from this Republic of Upper Volta in 1966. Six kinds of insect stamps were issued in 1981. A termite appears first as an insect stamp among these stamps.
The coup d'etat occurred in 1982 and the name of a country was changed into Burkina Faso in August, 1984.
Four kinds of the stamps which drew insect were issued from this Burkina Faso in 1992.
Four kinds of grasshopper stamps were issued in 1996.
Ten kinds of normal stamps describing insect were issued in 2002.
Republic of Upper Volta
1966.10.1 Insect Stamp
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| Ribbon Lacewing Nemopistha imperatrix (Nemopteridae) |
Praying Mantid Sphodromantis lineola (Mantidae) |
Katydid Staurocleis magnifica (Acrididae) |
Ugada Cicada Ugada limbata (Cicadidae) |
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| Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
Field Cricket Gryllus campestris (Gryllidae) |
Termite Termitidae indet (Termitidae) |
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| European Mantis Mantis religiosa (Mantidae) |
Giant Peacock Moth Saturnia pyri (Saturniidae) |
Locust Locusta migratoria (Acrididae) |
Burkina Faso
1992.8.17 Insect Stamp
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| Cotton Stainer Dysdercus voelkeri (Pyrrhocoridae) |
Lesser Grain-Boring Beetle Rhizopertha dominica (Bostrychidae) |
Skimmer Orthetrum microstigma (Libellulidae) |
Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
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| Katydid Pardolata haasi (Tettigoniidae) |
African Migratory Locust Locusta migratoria (Acrdidae) |
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| Grasshopper Psammomys obesus (Acrdidae) |
African Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria (Acrdidae) |
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| Cotton Bollwarm Helicoverpa armigera (Noctuidae) |
North Africa Grasshopper Poekilocerus bufonius (Pyrgomorphidae) |
Stalk-eyed Fly Diopsis thoracica (Diopsidae) |
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| Whitemarked Spider Beetle Ptinus fur (Ptinidae) |
Multivoltine Bruchid Bruchidius atralineatus (Bruchidae) |
Cotton Stainer Dysdercus sp. (Pyrrhocoridae) |
Bean Weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus (Bruchidae) |
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| Blister Beetle Psalydolytta sp. (Meloidae) |
Tarnished Plant Bug Lygus lineolaris (Miridae) |
Colorado Beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Chrysomelidae) |
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