Insect Stamp of Isle of Man

A British Isle of Man is mostly located in the center of the Irish Sea where faces across Britain and Ireland, and a size is at least Izu Peninsula. Population is about 70,000 people. Although a sovereign is Queen Elizabeth, it is an independent country with the original constitution, money, and a stamp.
One kind of insect stamp was issued from this British Isle of Man in 1979.
Five kinds of insect stamps were issued in 2001.
Two kinds of insects were included in six kinds of animals and plants stamps issued in 2008.
Six kinds of bee stamps were issued in 2012.

Isle of Man
1979.2.27 Insect Stamp
Manx Robber Fly
Machimus cowini
(Asilidae)


2001.2.1 Insect Stamp
White-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus lucorum
(Anthophoridae)
Ladybird Beetle
Coccinella punctata
(Coccinelidae)
Lessor Mottrei Grasshopper
Stenobothrus stigmaticus
(Acrididae)
Manx Robber Fly
Machimus cowini
(Asilidae)
Elephant Hawk Moth
Deilephila elpenor
(Sphingidae)


2008.10.1 Insect Stamp
Orange Tip Butterfly
Anthocharis cardamines
(Pieridae)
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
(Agrionidae)


2012.8.8 Bee Stamp
Silk Mining Bee
Colletes succinctus
(Colletidae)
Cuckoo Bee
Epeolus variegatus
(Apidae)
Red Mason Bee
Osmia rufa
(Megachilidae)
Polymorphic Sweat Bee
Halictus rubicundus
(Halictidae)
Bilberry Bumble Bee
Bombus monticola
(Anthophoridae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)


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