Welfare: butterflies - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2005 - 145 Euro Cent

The stamps of the series "For the Welfare" appear with supplements for the Federal Working Group of the Free Welfare. The knock-on proceeds will benefit this merger of charitable organizations. The brands show familiar domestic butterfly species this year. The popular insects are threatened by the alteration, repression and destruction of their habitats. Therefore, the protection of the remaining habitats should have the highest priority. Other than his name suggests, the White Forest Porter is a large, dark brown butterfly. His wings often carry a variety of dots of different colors on the upper and lower sides, which almost perfectly camouflage him, especially on stones. Dark colors like gray and brown, but also white and orange are predominant. Characteristic of this group of butterflies is the abdomen ending in a double tip. The caterpillars of the "White Forest Porter" are green or brown and bear longitudinal stripes. The "White Forest Porter" seems to be very sensitive to any change in his habitat. Therefore, this species, which used to be common in southern Germany, is today one of the rarest butterflies in Germany.