I am broadening the inclusive part into two areas. The first inclusive part expand to the the endangered species. Animals cannot speak for themselves in our world, therefore I am giving them the opportunity to be seen and heard. Our actions are damaging their ecosystem and insects are overall an endangered species because of the windshield phenomenon (or windscreen phenomenon) – fewer dead insects accumulate on the windshields of people’s cars since the early 2000s.
The protagonist in my story is the endangered Mountain Apollo butterfly, which lives in hilly, flowery alpine meadows and pastures of the continental European mountains.
Eggs are shiny or pearl white in color with a texture resembling the tip of young corn.
The larvae are velvety blue-black having small orange spots all over. The caterpillars of the species sport orange circles as well. When the caterpillars are fully grown, they pupate on the ground. The pupa is white with black venation-like patterns.
The full-grown butterfly has on the forewings five rectangular large black spots, usually from four to five. Lower wings are adorned with red circles outlined in black on wings that oscillate between pure white, yellow, grey and cream background. These eye-spots resemble Knafl way markings in the mountains.