Insect Stamp of British Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha is the British volcanic island group in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
The stamp which drew two kinds of insects and two kinds of birds from this British Tristan da Cunha was issued in 1987.
Three kinds of insect stamps were issued also in 1993.

British Tristan da Cunha
1987.1.23 Insect Stamp
Noctuid Moth
Dimorphinoctua cunhaensis
(Noctuidae)
Pamace Fly
Tristanomyia frustulifera
(Drosophilidae)


1993.2.2 Insect Stamp
Weevil
Stenoscelis hylastoides
(Curculionidae)
Lesser Pamace Fly
Trogloscaptomyza brevilamellata
(Drosophilidae)
Predacious Diving Beetle
Senilites tristanicola
(Dytiscidae)


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