26 February (Alderney ) within release Bees goes into circulation Stamp Bug Mining Bee (Colletes daviesanus) face value 51 Guernsey penny
Stamp Bug Mining Bee (Colletes daviesanus) in catalogues | |
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Stanley Gibbons: | Sg:GG-AL 358 |
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Also in the issue Bees:
Stamp Bug Mining Bee (Colletes daviesanus) it reflects the thematic directions:
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea. They are currently considered a clade, called Anthophila. There are over 20,000 known species of bees in seven recognized biological families. Some species – including honey bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees – live socially in colonies while most species (>90%) – including mason bees, carpenter bees, leafcutter bees, and sweat bees – are solitary.