Insects are a class of invertebrate animals belonging to the Arthropoda phylum. This is the most diverse group of living beings on the planet. The territory of Russia is life environment of about 100 thousand species of insects. Among them are the emperor dragonfly, the Panagaeus cruxmajor, the heavenly barbel, and the Saga pedo.
The Saga pedo is a grasshopper of the Saginae subfamily. It is the largest grasshopper in Russia. It is listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. In Russia, it inhabits areas of unploughed steppes (Kursk, Voronezh, Lipetsk, Tambov, Samara, Saratov, Volgograd, Rostov, Astrakhan, Chelyabinsk and Kurgan Regions, the Republics of Bashkortostan, Chechnya, Kalmykia, North Ossetia and Dagestan).
The postage stamp and card feature the insect: the Saga pedo.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Format of the postal card |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset |
105 × 148 mm |
1 200 pcs. |