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 "Russian Bear" (also called "Spanish flag") belongs to the group of moths, but also flies during the day. He is strikingly colored and strikingly drawn: black, white, red and yellow are the dominant colors. This appearance is intended to deter potential predators and signal inedibility or even toxicity. This butterflies especially likes to suck nectar out of the red-violet inflorescences of the waterdost. The "Russian Bear" bears his name because of his long and furry hairy caterpillars. In contrast to many other butterflies, some of which are even threatened with extinction, this species currently seems to be expanding.