Insect Stamp of Uruguay

There is the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in Atlantic bank surrounded by Argentina and Brazil, and a country is half of Japan. It was discovered at the beginning of 16th century by a Spanish explorer and became Spain territory in the 18th century. It moved to the U.K. territory at the beginning of the 19th century and became independent afterwards in 1825.
A field model sheet comprising four pieces of stamps of an insect and a flower were issued in 1999 by this Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
A field model sheet comprising four pieces of insect stamps were issued in 2013.

Oriental Republic of Uruguay
1999.9.10 Flower and Insect Stamp
Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
(Halictidae)
Braconid Wasp
Apanteles sp.
(Braconidae)
Snout Moth
Metabolosia univita
(Pyralidae)
Soldier Beetle
Ragonycha fulva
(Cantharidae)


2013.8.30 Insect Stamps
Grasshopper
Borellia bruneri
(Acrididae)
Abdenus Rhinoceros Beetle
Dilobodenus abdenus
(Scarabaeidae)
Dung Beetle
Sulcophanaeus menelas
(Scarabaeidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)


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