The
Stamp
The stamp is one of the four designs
insects issue.
The cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha)
is found in southern Sweden and is the official insect of the province
of Halland. The stamp depicts the cockchafer in foliage.
The Harlequin bug (Lygaeus equestris)
is the official insect of the province of Gotland. The drawing is reminiscent
of a knight's cross. Here the insect is sitting on a globe thistle.
The pink-winged grasshopper (Bryodema
tuberculata) is depicted on the stamp with lichen where it is found in
Sweden, in the bare limestone soil on the island of Oland. This grasshopper
is the official insect of the province of Oland.
The Baltic Hawker (Aeshna osiliensis)
is the official insect of the province of Narke. It thrives in shallow
lakes with abundant vegetation. The stamp depicts the dragonfly and reeds.
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