Welfare: butterflies - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2005 - 55 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. The "peacock butterfly" is one of the most famous butterflies and belongs to the group of noblefolk. As with all other species of this large family, the pastern-eye also stunted the anterior pair of legs and turned them into so-called "paw-paws". It owes its name to its dotted wings, which resemble peacock feathers. After wintering in sheltered areas such as tree caves or garages, the first specimens fly already at the beginning of spring. Its black and white spotted caterpillars bear fleshy, spiny processes. They live in sunny locations in nests, which are built from several spun stinging nettle plants. Every year, two generations of these moths hatch. The second generation winters in sheltered areas such as tree caves or attics, garages and cellars.