Vol. 56 #2 83 CANADA 2007, October 12. (Additional data) 1c Hippodamia convergens Guerin, CONVERGENT LADYBUG COC Coccinellinae 4c Chrysopa oculata Say, GOLDEN-EYED LACEBUG CHRY Chrysopinae 5c Hyalophora cecropia L., CECROPIA MOTH SATU Saturniinae 10c Bombus polaris Curtis, NORTHERN BUMBLEBEE API Bombinae 25c Anax junius Drury, GREEN DARNER DRAGONFLY AES Aeshninae FINLAND 2007, May 9 (Moomin Summer) a 1st Pond, water lilies, DRAGONFLY Odonata b 1st Troll hopping on rocks, DRAGONFLIES Odonata GHANA 2006? 2528 2000ce Euphaedra francina Godart, NYM Limenitidinae GREAT BRITAIN-GUERNSEY 2007, March 8 (La Societe Guernesiaise) (Bailiwick rate) Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich, IVY BEE Colletidae Colletinae HONG KONG 2007, June 14 (Butterflies II) $1.40 Faunis eumeus Drury, LARGE FAUN NYM Morphinae $1.80 Prioneris philonome Boisduval, PIE Pierinae $2.40 Polyura nepenthes Grose-Smith, NYM Charaxinae $3 Tajuria maculata Hewitson, SPOTTED ROYAL LYC Theclinae $5 Acraea issoria Hubner, YELLOW COASTER (Pareba of some) NYM Heliconiinae KOREA, SOUTH 2007, March 19 (Year of Biology) 250w STAG BEETLE Lucanidae 2007, March 21 (My Stamp) 250w Apis mellifera L., WESTERN HONEYBEE on sunflower API Apinae MAYOTTE 2007 (#204b s-o-s). 54c Papilio demodocus Esper, CITRUS SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae MONTENEGRO 2006, January 3 (50th Anniversary of Europa Stamps) 128Cd 25c Apis mellifera L., BEE with honeycomb & honey API Apinae 129c 2€ Apis mellifera L., Spain #1126 s-o-s API Apinae 129Eh 2€ Same, s/t of 4, without frame lines API Apinae 2006, August 30 (Europa) 148 60 & 90c No insect. Margin: BUTTERFLY Lepidoptera NAMIBIA 2007, March 2 (Etosha National Park) h postcard rate Anax tristis Hagen, BLACK EMPEROR AES Aeshninae 2007, April 16 (Dragonflies of Namibia) (std mail) Anax imperator mauricianus Rambur, BLUE EMPEROR AES Aeshninae (non-std mail) Trithemis sticata Burmeister, JAUNTY DROPWING LIB Trithemistinae $3.90 Trithemis kirbyi ardens Gerstaecker, ROCK DROPWING LIB Trithemistinae Vol. 56 #2 84 NAMIBIA (contd.) $4.40 Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa Burmeister, RED-VEINED DROPWING LIB Trithemistinae $6 Urothemis edwardsii Selys, BLUE BASKER LIB Urothemistinae NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 2007. 95c Dryas iulia Fabr., JULIA, ORANGE FLAMBEAU NYM Heliconiinae NORWAY 2007, April 27 (150th Birth Anniversary of T.S. Kittelsen - artist) (European rate) “An Attack”, 2 INSECTS in human clothing attacked by a flying INSECT PHILIPPINES 2005 (#2953 re-drawn with 2 antennae) 2953a 1p Graphium decolor atratus Rothschild, PAP Papilioninae 2006, November 10 (Printer: APO Productions) 3024 3p Zophoessa dataensis nihirai Treadaway & Nyuda, NYM Satyrinae 3026 10p Tanaecia aruna pallida Schröder, Treadaway & Nyuda, NYM Limenitidinae 2006 (Like earlier definitives but with decorative blue strip at bottom, Printer: Amstar) 3021 1p Graphium decolor atratus Rothschild, 2006, July 3 PAP Papilioninae 3023 2p Arhopala anthelus impar Evans, 2006, December 27 LYC Theclinae 3025 3p Zophoessa dataensis nihirai Treadaway & Nyuda, 2006 December 26 NYM Satyrinae 3027 4p Liphyra brassolis justini Schroeder & Treadaway, 2006 December 26 LYC Theclinae 3029 5p Parantica dannatti dannatti Talbot, 2006, July 3 NYM Danainae 2006, December 14 (block of 10). 3031a 7p Hebomoia glaucippe philippensis Wallace, male PIE Pierinae b 7p Moduza urdaneta aynii Nuyda, NYM Limenitidinae c 7p Lexias satrapes hiwaga Nuyda & Kawamura, NYM Limenitidinae d 7p Cheritra orpheus orpheus C&R Felder, male LYC Theclinae e 7p Papilio chikae chikae Igarashi, male. Label: Achillides PAP Papilioninae f 7p Graphium idaeoides idaeoides Hewitson, Label: Arisbe PAP Papilioninae g 7p Delias schoenigi hermeli Samusawa & Kawamura, PIE Pierinae h 7p Papilio palinurus daedalus C&R Felder, male PAP Papilioninae i 7p Delias levicki justini Samusawa & Kawamura, PIE Pierinae j 7p Troides magellanus magellanus C&R Felder, male AP Papilioninae 2006, December 26. 3033 9p Lexias satrapes amlana Jumalon, NYM Limentidinae 3035 10p Tanaecia aruna pallida Schröder, Treadaway & Nyuda, NYM Limenitidinae 2006, December 21 (blocks of 4). 3037a 20p Idea electra electra Semper, NYM Danainae b 20p Charaxes bernardus bajula Staudinger, Label: C. bajula adoracion NYM Charaxinae c 20p Tanaecia calliphorus calliphorus C&R Felder, NYM Limenitidinae d 20p Troides trojana Honrath, Label: Trogonoptera PAP Papilioninae 3039a 24p Cethosia biblis barangingi Tsukada, NYM Heliconiinae b 24p Papilio polytes ledebouria Eschscholtz, Label: Menalaides PAP Papilioninae c 24p Appias nero palawanica Staudinger, PIE Pierinae d 24p Pratapa tyotaroi Hayashi, Label: Udara LYC Theclinae Vol. 56 #2 85 PHILIPPINES (contd.) 3041a 26p Parantica noeli Treadaway & Nuyda, NYM Danainae b 26p Papilio osmana osmana Jumalon, Label: Chilasa PAP Papiloninae c 26p Graphium sandawanum joreli Nuyda, PAP Papilioninae d 26p Papilio benguetanus Joicey & Talbot, Label: xuthus PAP Papilioninae 2006, December 29 (Framed & fully-colored background) 3043 30p Appias nero domitia C&R Felder, PIE Pierinae 3045 100p Cepora judith olga Eschscholtz, Label: aspasia olga PIE Pierinae POLAND 2007, February 6. 1.35zl 19 stylized BUTTERFLIES forming a heart Lepidoptera RUSSIA 2006, October 18 (165th Anniversary of Savings Bank) 7007 15r In margin: Apis mellifera L., WESTERN HONEYBEE API Apinae ST. THOMAS & PRINCE IS. 2006 (new data from Fred Rindge) 7000d Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier, API Apinae Heliconius nattereri C&R Felder, NYM Heliconiinae 9000d Bombus hypnorum L., API Bombinae BUTTERFLY Nymphalidae 10000d Eterusia repleta Walker, ZYG Chalcosiinae Bombus terrestris L., API Bombinae 14000d Lasaia moeros Staudinger, Riodinidae Apis mellifera L., API Apinae 40000d Heliconius hermathena Hewitson, ?? ssp hermathena NYM Heliconiinae a BEE, Apidae SLOVENIA 2007, May 23 (Europa/Scouting) 713 50c Talking tree, cartoon turtle & winged INSECT (bumblebee?) around camp fire, tent SURINAM 2007, February 14. 1352a T (5c) Speyeria cybele Fabr., GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY NYM Heliconiinae 1352b $1.20 Junonia almana L., PEACOCK PANSY NYM Nymphalinae 1352c $1.70 Limenitis archippus Cramer, VICEROY, NYM Limenitidinae 1352d $2 Melanis cephise Ménétriés, Riodinidae 1352e $3 Junonia evarete genoveva Cramer, TROPICAL BUCKEYE NYM Nymphalinae 1352f, $4 Limenitis populi L., POPLAR ADMIRAL NYM Limenitidinae SWEDEN 2007, March 22. 20kr Maculinea arion L., LARGE BLUE LYC Polyommatinae TOGO 2007. a 450fr Papilio nobilis Rogenhofer, NOBLE SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae b 450fr Colotis celimene Lucas, VIOLET TIP PIE Pierinae c 450fr Protogoniomorpha anacardii L., CLOUDED MOTHER OF PEARL NYM Nymphalinae d 450fr Eronia cleodora Hubner, VINE LEAF VAGRANT PIE Pierinae 1500fr Colotis regina Trimen, REGAL or QUEEN PURPLE TIP PIE Pierinae URUGUAY 2007, March 28 (Campaign Against Dengue) 15p Aedes aegypti L., YELLOW FEVER MOSQUITO CUL Culicinae Vol. 56 #2 86 It is time for the annual report on insect new issues. In calendar 2006 we had a slight decrease in the number of new insect issues over the previous year. The total number of insect new issues seems to be staying around 300 per year over the past few years. I measure the number of new issues by the height of the stack of 3x5 index cards, one per stamp, that I accumulate each year. (20mm = about 100 cards). Local and known illegal issues are not included. 1996 80mm = ~400 stamps 2002 122mm = ~610 stamps 1997 119mm = ~595 stamps 2003 91mm = ~455 stamps 1998 125mm = ~625 stamps 2004 54mm = ~270 stamps 1999 133mm = ~665 stamps 2005 68mm = ~340 stamps 2000 165mm = ~825 stamps 2006 63mm = ~315 stamps 2001 191mm = ~955 stamps * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * .