Insect Stamp of Bulgaria

Bulgaria in the eastern Balkan Peninsula is known for a rose flower, yogurt, and the resort of the Black Sea.
Six kinds of normal stamps which drew insects, such as Thread-winged Lacewing, from this Bulgaria in 1964 were issued.
Five kinds of normal stamps describing the typical insect of Europe were issued in 1968. It has been a monochromatic simple design here.
Unlike the simple design of former, eight kinds of insect stamps of a skillful design were issued in 1993.
Four kinds of bee stamps were issued in 2003.
Four kinds of stamps on which a dragonfly of a European special product was drawn were issued in 2005.

Bulgaria
1964.5.16 Normal Stamp
Thread-winged Lacewing
Nomoptera coa
(Nemopteridae)
Blue Longhorn Beetle
Rosalia alpina
(Cerambycidae)
Beetle
Anisoplia austriaca
(Scarabaeidae)
Owlfly
Ascalaphus otomanus
(Ascalaphidae)
Bush Cricket
Saga natalia
(Tettigoniidae)
Mammoth Wasp
Scolia flavifrons
(Scoliidae)


1968.8.26 Normal Stamp
European Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes nasicornis
(Scarabaeidae)
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
Ground Beetle
Procerus scabrosus
(Carabidae)
Calosoma Beetle
Calosoma sycophanta
(Carabidae)
Saturniid Moth
Perisomena caecigena
(Saturnidae)


Normal Stamp
1993.12.151993.12.151993.11.301993.12.15
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa
(Libellulidae)
Snakefly
Raphidia notata
(Raphididae)
Wart-Biter Bush Cricket
Decticus verrucivorus
(Tettigoniidae)
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
1993.12.151993.9.251993.9.251993.11.30
Fire Bug
Pyrrhocoris apterus
(Pyrrhocoridae)
Red Wood Ant
Formica rufa
(Formicidae)
Flower fly
Scaeva pyrastri
(Syrphidae)
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
(Mantidae)


2003.6.17 Bee Stamp
Western Honeybee
Apis melifera
(Apidae)
Wool Carder Bee
Anthidium manicatum
(Megachilidae)
Short-haired Bumble Bee
Bombus subterraneus
(Anthophoridae)
Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa violacea
(Anthophoridae)


2005.6.29 Dragonfly Stamp
Gold-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster bidentata
(Cordulegasteridae)
Red-eyed Damselfly
Erythromma najas
(Agrionidae)
Darter Dragonfly
Sympetrum pedemontanum
(Libellulidae)
Hairy Hawker
Brachytron pratense
(Aeschnidae)


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