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Austria

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) below the Kanzelwand near Rietzlern in Kleinwalsertal on a mountain path near the top station of the cable car

Photograph: Heinrich-Maria BurkardHeinrich-Maria Burkard; Rietzlern, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaRietzlern, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaKleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (28. August 2019, 02:05 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Jörg DanielsJörg Daniels; Rauris, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaRauris, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (15. September 2020)

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An overwintered Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) near Petersberg Castle (Silz/Tyrol).

The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) specimen looked quite battered, there was no longer a hint of the yellow of the edges. In fact, the edge was almost transparent! However, the butterfly was able to fly perfectly, hovering on the same cut branch (willow?) every time.

Photograph: Marion LazzariMarion Lazzari; Silz, Tyrol, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaSilz, Tyrol, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaTyrol, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (26. April 2020, 02:34 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) attracted by a UV lamp

Robert Petschar was actually looking for butterflies in the Bangser Ried at the Austria/Switzerland/Liechtenstein-triangle as part of a night excursion when this Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) was surprisingly attracted by the UV light.

Photograph: Robert PetscharRobert Petschar; Vorarlberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaVorarlberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (6. September 2013, 08:55 PM)

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Sunbathing Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

In late March, Robert Petschar came across three Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) in the Grosses Walsertal, a biosphere reserve with rare animals and plants. The V-valley there is crossed by the River Lutz, which still had plenty of water even in this dry month in 2022. The Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) were quite localised. You can clearly see that the blue spots change colour between purple and light blue in the sunlight. You can also see the fine hairs that cover the small butterfly's body.

Photograph: Robert PetscharRobert Petschar; Kirchwald, Großes Walsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaKirchwald, Großes Walsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaGroßes Walsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (28. March 2022)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a beehive

The photo was taken directly at beehives in Hirschegg near the Kanzelwand cable car valley station shortly after the border to Austria. There were two Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) there, one in good condition and one in less good condition. They were always flying back and forth between the edge of the forest on the Breitach and the sunny beehives.

Photograph: Volkhard SchmankeVolkhard Schmanke; Hischegg, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaHischegg, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaKleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (2. August 2017)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a beehive

The photo was taken directly at beehives in Hirschegg near the Kanzelwandbahn valley station just behind the Austrian border. There were Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa), one in good condition and one in less good condition. They were always flying back and forth between the edge of the forest on the Breitach and the sunny beehives.

Photograph: Volkhard SchmankeVolkhard Schmanke; Hischegg, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaHischegg, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaKleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (2. August 2017)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a leaf

The photo was taken directly at beehives in Hirschegg near the Kanzelwandbahn valley station just behind the border to Austria. There were two Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa), one in good condition and one in less good condition. They were always flying back and forth between the edge of the forest on the Breitach and the sunny beehives.

Photograph: Volkhard SchmankeVolkhard Schmanke; Hischegg, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaHischegg, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaKleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (2. August 2017)

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Colony of Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillars in a spun

Photograph: Dietmar J. BaumgartnerDietmar J. Baumgartner; Treffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaTreffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaCarinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (12. July 2005)

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Colony of Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillars

Photograph: Dietmar J. BaumgartnerDietmar J. Baumgartner; Treffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaTreffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaCarinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (12. July 2005)

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Colony of Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillars while sheding its skin

Photograph: Dietmar J. BaumgartnerDietmar J. Baumgartner; Treffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaTreffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaCarinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (12. July 2005)

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Two Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillars are leaving the group

Photograph: Dietmar J. BaumgartnerDietmar J. Baumgartner; Treffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaTreffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaCarinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (12. July 2005)

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Eatmarks of Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) caterpillars on Willow (Salix)

Photograph: Dietmar J. BaumgartnerDietmar J. Baumgartner; Treffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaTreffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaCarinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (12. July 2005)

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Colony of Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillars on a defoliated branch. A second colonie exists on higher position in the tree.

Photograph: Dietmar J. BaumgartnerDietmar J. Baumgartner; Treffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaTreffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaCarinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (12. July 2005)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) caterpillars on Willow (Salix)

Photograph: Dietmar J. BaumgartnerDietmar J. Baumgartner; Treffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaTreffen, Carinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaCarinthia, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (12. July 2005)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillar prepared for pupating

One of 5-8 caterpillars/chrysalis in about 1.400 meters height.

Photograph: Per Hoffmann OlsenPer Hoffmann Olsen; Mürzzuschlag, Styria, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaMürzzuschlag, Styria, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaStyria, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (3. August 2002)

At the Kleinwalsertal road maintenance depot in Baad/Kleinwalsertal

At this spot in Baad I saw an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) flying over the meadow between the wooden hut and the granary in the direction of Mittelberg.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Baad, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaBaad, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaKleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (4. August 2022, 03:28 PM)

Path between Breitach and the campsite in Baad/Kleinwalsertal

At this point I saw an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) circling over the trees on the left side of the path and then flying towards the campsite.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Baad, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaBaad, Kleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaKleinwalsertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (4. August 2022, 03:16 PM)

Olperer hut and Schlegeis reservoir

A few metres away from the Olperer Hütte I saw an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) flying past at high speed.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Zillertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustriaZillertal, /PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria/PicturesNA/Flags/AT.pngAustria (4. August 2017, 12:01 PM)

Canada

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Eggs of Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) (Nymphalis antiopa ssp. hyperborea) at American Elm (Ulmus americana)

[Breeding image]

Photograph: Joseph BelicekJoseph Belicek; Edmonton, Alberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaEdmonton, Alberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaAlberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada/PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada (7. May 2006)

Breeding: Joseph BelicekJoseph Belicek

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Eggs of Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) (Nymphalis antiopa ssp. hyperborea) at American Elm (Ulmus americana)

[Breeding image]

Photograph: Joseph BelicekJoseph Belicek; Edmonton, Alberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaEdmonton, Alberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaAlberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada/PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada (15. May 2006)

Breeding: Joseph BelicekJoseph Belicek

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Eggs of Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) (Nymphalis antiopa ssp. hyperborea) at American Elm (Ulmus americana)

[Breeding image]

Photograph: Joseph BelicekJoseph Belicek; Edmonton, Alberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaEdmonton, Alberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaAlberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada/PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada (15. May 2006)

Breeding: Joseph BelicekJoseph Belicek

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Eggs of Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) (Nymphalis antiopa ssp. hyperborea) at American Elm (Ulmus americana)

[Breeding image]

Photograph: Joseph BelicekJoseph Belicek; Edmonton, Alberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaEdmonton, Alberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaAlberta, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada/PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada (15. May 2006)

Breeding: Joseph BelicekJoseph Belicek

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Two Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) mating under a dead tree trunk

Two Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) mating under a dead tree trunk in Limerick/Ontario Forest.

Photograph: Beatrice LaporteBeatrice Laporte; Wolford-Merrickville, Ontario, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaWolford-Merrickville, Ontario, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaOntario, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada/PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada (2. June 2013)

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Nymphalis antiopa ssp. lintnerii and Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

3 May 2012 was a significant day. The first influx of Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) (Question Mark) had already occurred in mid-April. But on 2 May, there was another very large wave of immigration that reached the land area of southwestern Ontario, particularly at Point Pelee. Also involved were Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) Nymphalis antiopa ssp. lintnerii and huge numbers of very large, very dark Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis). Apparently the butterflies reached High Parc in Toronto on their second day in Canada. The High Parc is about 1.6 * 1 km in size and is surrounded by the city. However, it is close enough to Lake Ontario that unaccustomed immigrants often arrive. For Toronto residents, this is the best place for butterfly watching.

Photograph: Bob YukichBob Yukich; Toronto, Ontario, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaToronto, Ontario, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanadaOntario, /PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada/PicturesNA/Flags/CA.pngCanada (3. May 2012)

Czechia

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on rotten fruit

Photograph: Joseph BelicekJoseph Belicek; Zlín, Moravia, /PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechiaZlín, Moravia, /PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechiaMoravia, /PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechia/PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechia (29. July 2009)

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Hibernating Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

The hibernating [#anitopa#] was found under a piece of bark lying on a piece of meadow.

Photograph: Libor DvořákLibor Dvořák; Šumava National Park, Bohemia, /PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechiaŠumava National Park, Bohemia, /PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechiaBohemia, /PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechia/PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechia (2008)

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Hibernated Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) at Hassberg (Jeleni hora)

Photograph: Klaus EngelstädterKlaus Engelstädter; Hassberg (Jeleni hora), Erzgebirge, /PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechiaHassberg (Jeleni hora), Erzgebirge, /PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechiaErzgebirge, /PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechia/PicturesNA/Flags/CZ.pngCzechia (8. April 2010)

Estonia

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Two Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) during mating

Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) during mating

Photograph: Urmas OjangoUrmas Ojango; Raudoja, Harjumaa, /PicturesNA/Flags/ee.pngEstoniaRaudoja, Harjumaa, /PicturesNA/Flags/ee.pngEstoniaHarjumaa, /PicturesNA/Flags/ee.pngEstonia/PicturesNA/Flags/ee.pngEstonia (14. May 2013)

Finland

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a bait

Mika Schafroth lured a mourning mantle with a bait made of beer, dark syrup, yeast and balsamic vinegar.

Photograph: Mika SchafrothMika Schafroth; Espoo, Uusimaa, /PicturesNA/Flags/fi.pngFinlandEspoo, Uusimaa, /PicturesNA/Flags/fi.pngFinlandUusimaa, /PicturesNA/Flags/fi.pngFinland/PicturesNA/Flags/fi.pngFinland (1. August 2014)

Germany

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sucking on a pinnatifolia

A somewhat crippled but still airworthy Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) eating flower nectar on a pinnatifolia. There were also several Peacocks (Aglais io) on the spirea. In comparison, the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) was hardly larger than the Peacocks (Aglais io).

Photograph: Falk EinenkelFalk Einenkel; Bad Schlema, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBad Schlema, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (14. July 2022)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sucking on a pinnatifolia

A somewhat crippled but still airworthy Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) eating flower nectar on a pinnatifolia. There were also several Peacocks (Aglais io) on the spirea. In comparison, the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) was hardly larger than the Peacocks (Aglais io).

Photograph: Falk EinenkelFalk Einenkel; Bad Schlema, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBad Schlema, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (14. July 2022)

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Hibernated Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

A hibernating Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) basks in the sun on a gravel path near Lenggries.

Photograph: Monika Balon-BurgerMonika Balon-Burger; Lenggries, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLenggries, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (9. May 2024, 02:15 PM)

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Freshly emerged Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) catching sunlights on a stone

[Breeding image]

Photograph: André BeauryAndré Beaury; Vachendorf, Chiemgau, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyVachendorf, Chiemgau, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyChiemgau, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (ca. 1993)

Breeding: André BeauryAndré Beaury; Vachendorf, Chiemgau, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyVachendorf, Chiemgau, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyChiemgau, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany

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Two Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) on a clear forest during mating

Photograph: Rüdiger BöhmeRüdiger Böhme; Glietz, Märkische Heide, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyGlietz, Märkische Heide, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyMärkische Heide, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBrandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (1. April 2008, 02:00 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a light forest path during copulation

Photograph: Rüdiger BöhmeRüdiger Böhme; Glietz, Märkische Heide, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyGlietz, Märkische Heide, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyMärkische Heide, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBrandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (1. April 2008, 02:00 PM)

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Sunbathing Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a Birch (Betula) trunk

The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) changed its position every about 5 minutes between a gravel path and the trunks of birch trees.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Botanischer Garten Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBotanischer Garten Dahlem (Berlin, Botanischer Garten Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 12:43 PM)

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Close-up view of the head of an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 12:39 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

My first photograph of the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden was carefully taken from a greater distance.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 12:23 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

In this photo of the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden, I ventured quite close. The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) didn't mind at all.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 12:24 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Depending on the angle of the incident light, the splendour spots on the black band appear either bluish or purple in colour.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 12:32 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) with folded wings on a gravel path in the Botanical Garden Berlin-Dahlem.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 12:50 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

In a period of 40 minutes, the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) only sat down briefly once on the meadow between the trees. Otherwise it sat on the gravel path or the trunks of the Birches (Betula).

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 12:38 PM)

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Detail of the upper wing surface of an Camberwell Beauty's (Nymphalis antiopa)

The scales of the (here due to hibernation) light-yellow border, the black pre-border with the blue splendour spots, as well as the red-brown wing background are clearly visible.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 12:48 PM)

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Legs of a Camberwell Beauty's (Nymphalis antiopa)

The four legs of the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) stand out from the otherwise dark body with their light yellow colour.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 12:50 PM)

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Antennae of a Camberwell Beauty's (Nymphalis antiopa)

The antennae of the Camberwell Beauty's (Nymphalis antiopa) consist of 38 limbs.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 12:50 PM)

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Flying Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) kept me company for a good 40 minutes in a sparse birch grove in the Botanical Gardens in Berlin-Dahlem: The following sequence of events was repeated: It sat on the gravel path or birch trunk for about 5 minutes and basked in the sun. Then it flew up, turned a few laps in rapid flight with strong audible wing beats and finally settled down again to sunbathe.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 01:02 PM)

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A Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sitting on the photographer's hand

After the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) had got used to me for a few minutes, it willingly crawled onto my finger or landed on my shoulder or hand of its own accord after a flight round.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyDahlem (Berlin, Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 13:)

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Dead Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

The dead Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) was lying on the cycle path near the entrance to Bonn police headquarters.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (3. July 2021, 01:13 PM)

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Detail of a dead Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

The dead Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) was lying on the cycle path near the entrance to Bonn police headquarters.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (3. July 2021, 01:13 PM)

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Detail of a dead Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

The dead Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) was lying on the cycle path near the entrance to Bonn police headquarters.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (3. July 2021, 01:13 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on the trunk of a birch tree

The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) only rested for a brief moment on the trunk of a Birch (Betula) in the Oberjoch high moor, then flew off in a northerly direction.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Oberjoch, Oberallgäu, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyOberjoch, Oberallgäu, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyOberallgäu, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (2. August 2022, 01:00 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a window frame

Photograph: Jörg DanielsJörg Daniels; Friedenweiler, Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyFriedenweiler, Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBaden-Württemberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (4. October 2014)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) with spread wings on a leaf

The picture of the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) was made at early evening.

Photograph: Thorsten FaustThorsten Faust; Langballig, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLangballig, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (16. August 2006)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) near the Steinach in Horb

Photograph: Klaus FeskeKlaus Feske; Horb, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyHorb, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (19. March 2020, 12:49 PM)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sucks on ripe early plums

Every year Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) visit the photographer picking plums at Mellensee.

Photograph: Am Mellensee, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyAm Mellensee, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBrandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (29. July 2023, 09:54 AM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) catching sunlights on a damp underground

Photograph: Bernd GoebelBernd Goebel; Piesenhauser Hochalm, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyPiesenhauser Hochalm (Marquartstein, Piesenhauser Hochalm, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyMarquartstein), Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (10. September 2006)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sunbathing on a light-coloured stone

Photograph: Thomas GriecheThomas Grieche; Piesenhauser Hochalm, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyPiesenhauser Hochalm (Rosenheim, Piesenhauser Hochalm, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyRosenheim), Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (6. May 2017, 12:57 PM)

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Overwintered Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sunbathing on a path

Photograph: Martin HafenMartin Hafen; Horgen, Baden-Württemberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyHorgen, Baden-Württemberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBaden-Württemberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. April 2023, 11:46 AM)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sucks on the photographer's hand

Photograph: Larissa HahnLarissa Hahn; Lehnin, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLehnin, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBrandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (29. June 2018)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a barrier fence of a quarry

Photograph: Klaus HanischKlaus Hanisch; Rhineland-Palatinate, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyRhineland-Palatinate, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (19. May 2011)

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Close-up of an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a barrier fence of a quarry

Photograph: Klaus HanischKlaus Hanisch; Rhineland-Palatinate, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyRhineland-Palatinate, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (19. May 2011)

Habitat of a photographed Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) (quarry near Alken/Mosel)

Photograph: Klaus HanischKlaus Hanisch; Rhineland-Palatinate, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyRhineland-Palatinate, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (19. May 2011)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

The photographer: "I had a visit from an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in my garden, more precisely on the island of the bird bath. I was really happy about it "

Photograph: Christel Happach-KasanChristel Happach-Kasan; Bäk, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBäk, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (7. September 2021, 02:38 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Alexander HeiseAlexander Heise; Krämer Forst, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyKrämer Forst (Bötzow, Krämer Forst, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBötzow), Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBrandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (3. August 2011, 10:)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sucks together with a Comma (Polygonia c-album) on overripe sour cherries

Photograph: Stefan HöhnelStefan Höhnel; Glashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyGlashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (ca. 1992)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) examines the photographer's photo bag

The photographer: "As I stood sweating in the midday sun to spot butterflies, an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) flew around me and sat on my slung photo bag. I took my first photos with the digital camera and then slowly held out my hand to him. He climbed onto it and scanned it with his proboscis for several minutes"

Photograph: Stefan HöhnelStefan Höhnel; Glashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyGlashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (4. August 2010, 12:40 PM)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on the photographer's hand

The photographer: "As I stood sweating in the midday sun trying to spot butterflies, a Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) flew around me and sat on my slung photo bag. I took my first photos with the digital camera and then slowly held out my hand to him. It climbed onto it and scanned it with its proboscis for several minutes."

Photograph: Stefan HöhnelStefan Höhnel; Glashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyGlashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (4. August 2010, 12:40 PM)

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Nymphalis antiopa f. hygiaea

A rare photograph of a Hygiaea form/aberration of the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in the wild. The butterfly was feeding on overripe sour cherries.

Photograph: Stefan HöhnelStefan Höhnel; Glashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyGlashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (ca. 1992)

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Underside of an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) (f. hygiaea)

A rare photograph of a Hygiaea form/aberration of the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in the wild. The butterfly was feeding on overripe sour cherries.

Photograph: Stefan HöhnelStefan Höhnel; Glashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyGlashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (ca. 1992)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) (f. hygiaea)

Eine seltene Aufnahme einer Hygiaea-Form/Aberration des Camberwell Beauty's (Nymphalis antiopa) in freier Natur. Der Falter saugte an überreifen Sauerkirschen.

Photograph: Stefan HöhnelStefan Höhnel; Glashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyGlashütte, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (ca. 1992)

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The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) visited an old rock pear tree in Martin Langfeld's garden for a few days.

Photograph: Martin LangfeldMartin Langfeld; Berlin, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (July 2007)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sunbathing on a stone

Every year in early spring we are visited by Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) in our garden. The garden is slightly overgrown and is home to some birch trees and willows.

Photograph: Thomas LauThomas Lau; Wittstock, Zootzen, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyWittstock, Zootzen, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZootzen, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBrandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (26. March 2017, 13:)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) putting out in the sun on a woodland path

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (11. July 2003 (morning))

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Hibernated Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on Silver Birch (Betula pendula)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (19. May 2005)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (2. August 2004)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) and Hornet (Vespa crabro)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (14. July 2003)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (14. July 2003)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (11. July 2003)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (11. July 2003)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sitting on a bramble leave

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (2. August 2003)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sucking on damp soil

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (11. July 2003 (morning))

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) hanging under a leaf

[Breeding image]

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Lichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (8. August 2000)

Breeding: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sucking on soil

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (11. July 2003 (morning))

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sitting on a leave

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (11. July 2003 (morning))

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) resting on a woodland path

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (11. July 2003 (morning))

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Hibernated Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (16. May 2005)

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Hibernated Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (19. May 2005)

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Two Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on blooding Silver Birch (Betula pendula)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (July 2003)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a Orange Eye Butterflybush (Buddleja davidii) - shortly before the attack of a Hornet (Vespa crabro)

In addition to Maps (Araschnia levana) and Peacocks (Aglais io), Uwe Lorenzen noticed the even larger Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a Orange Eye Butterflybush (Buddleja davidii) in his garden. Shortly after this photo was taken, the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) fell victim to a Hornet (Vespa crabro).

Photograph: Uwe LorenzenUwe Lorenzen; Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (13. August 2021, 03:44 PM)

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A Hornet (Vespa crabro) with a Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in the grass that has just been overpowered on a Orange Eye Butterflybush (Buddleja davidii)

The Hornet (Vespa crabro) had overpowered the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) shortly before on a Orange Eye Butterflybush (Buddleja davidii) and then fell into the grass with it. The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) did not survive the attack.

Photograph: Uwe LorenzenUwe Lorenzen; Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (13. August 2021, 03:44 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in the photographer's garden

Photograph: Nils MatuschNils Matusch; Senzig, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySenzig (Königs Wusterhausen, Senzig, Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyKönigs Wusterhausen), Brandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBrandenburg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (9. August 2020, 09:04 AM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Sonja Müller: "I saw and photographed this beautiful Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) while cycling"

Photograph: Sonja MüllerSonja Müller; Waldershof, Oberpfalz, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyWaldershof, Oberpfalz, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyOberpfalz, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (2. September 2021, 01:19 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) with a juice foam meal

For a fortnight in August 2009, stored beech trunks attracted a large flock of insects. Emerging sap foam was an attraction for hornets, wasps, flies and above all for forest butterflies, including a small group of fresh Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa). In the Reinhardswald, the southern edge of the Weserbergland, the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) is rather rarely observed - less regularly than Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi) and White Admiral (Limenitis camilla) or Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) and more recently also Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia).

Photograph: Andreas PixAndreas Pix; Reinhardswald, Oberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyReinhardswald, Oberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyOberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (August 2009)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) with flies sharing a meal of sap foam on a beech tree

Meal for four. The blue-tinged patches of fresh Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) played over violet almost to pink.

Photograph: Andreas PixAndreas Pix; Reinhardswald, Oberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyReinhardswald, Oberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyOberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (August 2009)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) drives away a wasp

The Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) always tried to put wasps and Hornets (Vespa crabro) to flight. Other table guests such as beetles, butterflies and flies were tolerated.

Photograph: Andreas PixAndreas Pix; Reinhardswald, Oberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyReinhardswald, Oberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyOberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (August 2009)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Ulrich RauUlrich Rau; /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) beginning emerging

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Photograph: Ulrich RauUlrich Rau; /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany

Breeding: Ulrich RauUlrich Rau

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Hibernated Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Wintering Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in the Niederspreer pond area, north-east of the forest pond in a small clearing. There were other specimens on the move, most of them frantically circling their territory.

Photograph: Romy ReichelRomy Reichel; NSG Niederspreer Teichgebiet, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyNSG Niederspreer Teichgebiet, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (13. April 2008)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) near the Haustein (former quarry)

Photograph: Wolfgang RißlerWolfgang Rißler; Steina, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySteina, Saxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (6. April 2020, 05:54 PM)

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The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) showed himself to Franka Scheyhing in the forest making wood (northern Black Forest).

Photograph: Franka ScheyhingFranka Scheyhing; Möttlingen, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyMöttlingen (Bad Liebenzell, Möttlingen, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBad Liebenzell), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (28. May 2021)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

In his garden, where there is plenty of nectar for butterflies, the photographer and butterfly lover spotted an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) for the first time that day. He remarks: "A beautiful sight I enjoyed!".

Photograph: SchmetterlingsfreundSchmetterlingsfreund; Henstedt-Ulzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyHenstedt-Ulzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (5. September 2021, 03:50 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sucking on fallen fruit (mirabelle plums)

In addition to a total of four Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa), many other butterflies, wasps and hornets were found on the Mirabelle plums.

Photograph: Heike SörensenHeike Sörensen; Selk, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySelk, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (11. August 2006)

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Hatching Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

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Photograph: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (about 1995)

Breeding: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

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Photograph: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (about 1995)

Breeding: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

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Photograph: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (about 1995)

Breeding: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

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Photograph: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (about 1995)

Breeding: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

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Photograph: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (about 1995)

Breeding: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) after emerging

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Photograph: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (about 1995)

Breeding: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) after emerging

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Photograph: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (about 1995)

Breeding: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Wolfgang SummererWolfgang Summerer; Schönlind, Oberfranken, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchönlind (Rehau, Schönlind, Oberfranken, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyRehau), Oberfranken, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyOberfranken, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (20. August 2021, 02:08 PM)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on Susen Temmler's forearm

The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sat down on the forearm to stay there for a quarter of an hour. Even taking photos, lowering the arm and continuing to walk did not make him leave the arm.

Photograph: Susen TemmlerSusen Temmler; Wald, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyWald (Löhma, Wald, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLöhma), Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (29. July 2006)

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An overwintered Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sunbathing on the Lotharpfad/Black Forest

Photograph: Hannah ThomasHannah Thomas; Baiersbronn, Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBaiersbronn, Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBaden-Württemberg, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (4. April 2018, 01:40 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Thomas ZiebarthThomas Ziebarth; Unterschönau, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyUnterschönau, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (5. September 2005)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Thomas ZiebarthThomas Ziebarth; Unterschönau, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyUnterschönau, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (5. September 2005)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Thomas ZiebarthThomas Ziebarth; Unterschönau, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyUnterschönau, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (5. April 2005)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on Orange Eye Butterflybush (Buddleja davidii)

Photograph: Thomas ZiebarthThomas Ziebarth; Unterschönau, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyUnterschönau, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (5. September 2005)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) together with a Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) on Orange Eye Butterflybush (Buddleja davidii)

Photograph: Thomas ZiebarthThomas Ziebarth; Unterschönau, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyUnterschönau, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (5. September 2005)

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overwintered Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) basking on a rock

A hibernating Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sunbathing on a rock near Linau Castle.

Photograph: Stephan KnullStephan Knull; Linau, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLinau, Schleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySchleswig-Holstein, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (13. April 2024, 12:49 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on the outer wall of a wooden hut (Saulochhütte)

An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on the outer wall of the Saulochhütte in the Ammergau Alps. The photo was taken on the outward journey of a hike from Forsthaus Unternogg to Hohe Bleick. On the way back there were two Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa).

Photograph: Karl-Heinz KottKarl-Heinz Kott; Ammergauer Alpen, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyAmmergauer Alpen, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (11. August 2019, 03:58 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on the outer wall of a wooden hut

An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on the outer wall of the Saulochhütte in the Ammergau Alps. The photo was taken on the outward journey of a hike from Forsthaus Unternogg to Hohe Bleick. On the way back there were two Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa).

Photograph: Karl-Heinz KottKarl-Heinz Kott; Saulochhütte, Ammergauer Alpen, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaulochhütte, Ammergauer Alpen, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyAmmergauer Alpen, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (11. August 2019, 16:)

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Eggs of Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Mario PelusoMario Peluso; /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany

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Four freshly hatched Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa)

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The bred butterflies originated from caterpillars found near Bad Tölz.

Photograph: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz; Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLandsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (24. July 2016, 09:40 AM)

Breeding: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz

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Freshly hatched Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

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The bred butterfly originated from a caterpillar found near Bad Tölz.

Photograph: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz; Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLandsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (24. July 2016, 09:40 AM)

Breeding: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz

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Hatching of an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) (sequence)

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The bred butterfly originated from a caterpillar found near Bad Tölz.

Photograph: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz; Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLandsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (26. July 2016)

Breeding: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz

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Pupating of a Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) (sequence)

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The pupating caterpillar was found near Bad Tölz.

Photograph: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz; Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLandsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (9. July 2016)

Breeding: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz

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Caterpillars of the Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

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The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillars were found near Bad Tölz.

Photograph: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz; Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLandsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (24. June 2016, 08:45 PM)

Breeding: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz

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Freshly skinned Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillar

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The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillar was found near Bad Tölz.

Photograph: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz; Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLandsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (2. July 2016, 01:25 PM)

Breeding: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz

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Head of an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillar

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The head of the caterpillar of an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) was yellowish when moulting and turned black shortly afterwards. The caterpillar was found near Bad Tölz.

Photograph: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz; Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLandsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (2. July 2016, 01:43 PM)

Breeding: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillar

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The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillar was found near Bad Tölz.

Photograph: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz; Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLandsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (2. July 2016, 09:46 PM)

Breeding: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz

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Some Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillars

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The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillars were found near Bad Tölz.

Photograph: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz; Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLandsberg am Lech, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (3. July 2016, 08:10 PM)

Breeding: Franz PreliczFranz Prelicz

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-chrysalis hanging on a twig

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Lichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany

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Abandoned chrysalis skins of Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Lichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (July 1999)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-chrysalis

Photograph: Ulrich RauUlrich Rau; /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-chrysalis hanging on a twig

[Breeding image]

Photograph: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (about 1995)

Breeding: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (about 1995)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-chrysalis hanging on a twig

[Breeding image]

Photograph: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (about 1995)

Breeding: Dieter StüningDieter Stüning

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sucking on a gravel path in the Osterwald near Zingst

Jens Rathcke: "During our hike through the Osterwald forest near Zingst on the Darß, we noticed a butterfly that I had never seen before. It accompanied us for several hundred metres along the ‘Kavalliersschneise’ hiking trail. The butterfly always flew a few metres ahead, landed on the path and flew up again when we had come within one or two metres."

Photograph: Jens RathckeJens Rathcke; Zingst, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZingst, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyMecklenburg-Vorpommern, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (30. July 2022)

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Caterpillar of Camberwell Beauty's (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photograph: Rüdiger BöhmeRüdiger Böhme; /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (27. June 2009)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillars on Willow (Salix)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Lichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (July 1999)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillars on Willow (Salix)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Lichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (July 1999)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillars on Willow (Salix)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Lichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (July 1999)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)-caterpillar on Willow (Salix)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Lichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyLichtetal, Thuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyThuringia, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (July 1999)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in the Botanical Garden Berlin-Dahlem

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Botanischer Garten Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBotanischer Garten Dahlem (Berlin, Botanischer Garten Dahlem, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBerlin), /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. March 2012, 12:30 PM)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) taking in liquids in the Zeitz forest

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (21. July 2006)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a bleeding Silver Birch (Betula pendula)

Photograph: Gerd LintzmeyerGerd Lintzmeyer; Zeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyZeitzer Forst, Saxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanySaxony Anhalt, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (27. July 2006)

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) aggressively flaps its wings at a wasp

Photograph: Andreas PixAndreas Pix; Reinhardswald, Oberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyReinhardswald, Oberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyOberweser-Bergland, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (August 2009)

The Konrad Zuse power station on the Ostrach in Hinterstein

At this point I saw an Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) flying over the Konrad Zuse hydroelectric power station towards the gravel slope.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Hinterstein, Oberallgäu, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyHinterstein, Oberallgäu, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyOberallgäu, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (3. August 2022, 02:25 PM)

Greece

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The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) rested only briefly in a shady spot on ferns under trees. Then it flew off at high speed.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Livaditis, Rhodopen, /PicturesNA/Flags/gr.pngGreeceLivaditis, Rhodopen, /PicturesNA/Flags/gr.pngGreeceRhodopen, /PicturesNA/Flags/gr.pngGreece/PicturesNA/Flags/gr.pngGreece (24. June 2019, 12:00 PM)

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One of many Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa) sucking liquids on a river bank

Photograph: Norbert UlmannNorbert Ulmann; Aoos-Schlucht, /PicturesNA/Flags/gr.pngGreeceAoos-Schlucht, /PicturesNA/Flags/gr.pngGreece/PicturesNA/Flags/gr.pngGreece (July 1994)

Hungary

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in a dry riverbed

Photograph: Christoph BaumannChristoph Baumann; /PicturesNA/Flags/hu.pngHungary/PicturesNA/Flags/hu.pngHungary (July 2006)

Italy

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Sunbathing Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) on a wall

In the beautiful sunshine, the specimen fluttered merrily through the air and settled quietly in various places on the granite wall of the building.

Photograph: Thomas FrankThomas Frank; Casera Zocca, Val di Mello, Lombardy, /PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItalyCasera Zocca, Val di Mello, Lombardy, /PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItalyVal di Mello, Lombardy, /PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItalyLombardy, /PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItaly/PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItaly (10. October 2020, 11:49 AM)

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A hibernating Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sunbathing on a felled tree trunk on the South Tyrol Reflection Trail in Naturns

Photograph: Michaela WellenzohnMichaela Wellenzohn; Naturns, South Tyrol, /PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItalyNaturns, South Tyrol, /PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItalySouth Tyrol, /PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItaly/PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItaly (25. April 2021)

Habitat of Camberwell Beauty's (Nymphalis antiopa)

An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) was chasing another much smaller butterfly at high speed shortly before the photo was taken. The two butterflies flew about 3 metres above the river. The climate inside the gorge is cold and damp, and warm and damp in open areas such as the bridge photographed. The slopes of the gorge are exposed to the north/south at this point. A Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros) was also sighted not far away.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Caramanico Terme, Abruzzen, Pescara, /PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItalyCaramanico Terme, Abruzzen, Pescara, /PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItalyAbruzzen, Pescara, /PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItalyPescara, /PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItaly/PicturesNA/Flags/it.pngItaly (10. May 2008)

Sweden

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in a trainers

Anke Baumgart discovered this Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sucking in a hiking boot in northern Sweden.

Photograph: Anke BaumgartAnke Baumgart; Harads, Norrbottens län, /PicturesNA/Flags/se.pngSwedenHarads, Norrbottens län, /PicturesNA/Flags/se.pngSwedenNorrbottens län, /PicturesNA/Flags/se.pngSweden/PicturesNA/Flags/se.pngSweden (2. August 2014)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in the forest around Nykulla Utsiktstorn

Photograph: Ilona KidszunIlona Kidszun; Nykulla, Kronoberg County, Småland, /PicturesNA/Flags/se.pngSwedenNykulla, Kronoberg County, Småland, /PicturesNA/Flags/se.pngSwedenKronoberg County, Småland, /PicturesNA/Flags/se.pngSweden/PicturesNA/Flags/se.pngSweden (18. August 2021, 11:37 AM)

United States

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An Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) in a way at Frog Pond in downtown Boston

The Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) sat down on the grass at Frog Pond in the centre of Boston and sucked on the ground. It then flew through the park at high speed, only to reappear briefly after about 15 minutes and then fly off again. Unfortunately, I only managed to get this one shot.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Boston, Massachusetts, /PicturesNA/Flags/us.pngUnited StatesBoston, Massachusetts, /PicturesNA/Flags/us.pngUnited StatesMassachusetts, /PicturesNA/Flags/us.pngUnited States/PicturesNA/Flags/us.pngUnited States (20. September 2008, 02:13 PM)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) at conifer

Photograph: Volkhard SchmankeVolkhard Schmanke; South Lake Tahoe, California, /PicturesNA/Flags/us.pngUnited StatesSouth Lake Tahoe, California, /PicturesNA/Flags/us.pngUnited StatesCalifornia, /PicturesNA/Flags/us.pngUnited States/PicturesNA/Flags/us.pngUnited States (June 2003)

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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) and Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)

From Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)to Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros) and backwards. Morphing-animation based on images by Gerd Lintzmeyer and Mario Peluso.