Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)Common BrimstoneBrimstone
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) (2 females and 1 male) in the Kottenforst
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, 
GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (17. April 2014, 03:03 PM)
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)Common BrimstoneBrimstone
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) in the Kottenforst
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (6. April 2020, 12:37 PM)
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)Common BrimstoneBrimstone
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) in the Kottenforst
[Male]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (23. July 2020, 06:40 PM)
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)Common BrimstoneBrimstone
Egg of a Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) on a Alder Buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) in the Kottenforst
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (8. May 2023, 07:20 PM)
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)Common BrimstoneBrimstone
Very young caterpillar of a Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) on a Alder Buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula)-leaf in the Kottenforst
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (15. May 2023, 07:24 PM)
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)Common BrimstoneBrimstone
Caterpillar of a Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) on a Alder Buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula)-leaf in the Kottenforst
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (8. June 2023, 09:53 AM)
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)Common BrimstoneBrimstone
Chrysalis of a Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
[Breeding image]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (8. June 2023, 09:53 AM)
Breeding: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels
Clouded YellowColias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)Colias croceaColias edusaClouded Yellow
Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) (temporary immigrant) on the Kohlkaulwiesen in Bonn
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (5. August 2013, 11:34 AM)
Clouded YellowColias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)Colias croceaColias edusaClouded Yellow
Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) (temporary immigrant) on the Kohlkaulwiesen in Bonn
[Male]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (5. August 2013, 11:25 AM)
Green-veined WhitePieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)Green-veined White
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) in the Kottenforst
[Male]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (21. June 2020, 11:23 AM)
Green-veined WhitePieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)Green-veined White
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) on the Ennert in Bonn
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (11. July 2020, 11:10 AM)
Green-veined WhitePieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)Green-veined White
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) in the Kottenforst
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (22. July 2020, 10:48 AM)
Green-veined WhitePieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)Green-veined White
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) in the Kottenforst
[Male]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (20. April 2021, 03:12 PM)
Green-veined WhitePieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)Green-veined White
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) in the Kottenforst
It was rainy weather and I found the Green-veined White (Pieris napi) by chance in the herb layer at the edge of the path. There was also an unusually large number of different caterpillars around the Green-veined White (Pieris napi).
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (25. May 2021, 05:37 PM)
Large WhitePieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)Cabbage ButterflyCabbage WhiteLarge Cabbage WhiteLarge White
Egg clutch of the Large White (Pieris brassicae) in Bonn-Kessenich
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (23. July 2006, 04:24 PM)
Large WhitePieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)Cabbage ButterflyCabbage WhiteLarge Cabbage WhiteLarge White
Large White (Pieris brassicae) in Marienforster Tal in Bonn-Bad Godesberg
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (12. August 2018, 11:29 AM)
Large WhitePieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)Cabbage ButterflyCabbage WhiteLarge Cabbage WhiteLarge White
Chrysalis of Large White (Pieris brassicae)
[Breeding image]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (9. August 2019, 09:05 AM)
Breeding:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany
Large WhitePieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)Cabbage ButterflyCabbage WhiteLarge Cabbage WhiteLarge White
Large White (Pieris brassicae) in Bonn-Röttgen
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (30. June 2020, 05:51 PM)
Large WhitePieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)Cabbage ButterflyCabbage WhiteLarge Cabbage WhiteLarge White
Caterpillar of Large White (Pieris brassicae) on Garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) in Bonn-Kessenich
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (7. August 2020, 08:21 AM)
Large WhitePieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)Cabbage ButterflyCabbage WhiteLarge Cabbage WhiteLarge White
Male Large White (Pieris brassicae) in Bonn-Oberkassel
[Male]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (24. April 2021, 01:31 PM)
Large WhitePieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)Cabbage ButterflyCabbage WhiteLarge Cabbage WhiteLarge White
Male Large White (Pieris brassicae) in Bonn-Oberkassel
[Male]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (24. April 2021, 01:34 PM)
Orange TipAnthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)anthocharis cardamineaOrange Tip
Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) in Bonn-Oberkassel
[Male]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (29. March 2014, 11:41 AM)
Orange TipAnthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)anthocharis cardamineaOrange Tip
Egg of Orange Tip's (Anthocharis cardamines) on Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis) in the Kottenforst
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (22. April 2018, 03:37 PM)
Orange TipAnthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)anthocharis cardamineaOrange Tip
Chrysalis of a male Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) shortly before hatching
[Breeding image; Male]
In spring 2018, I took a few Cuckoo Flowers (Cardamine pratensis) with Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) eggs attached to them home and continued breeding them. In the spring of the following year, the butterflies hatched from the chrysalises that had overwintered outdoors: first the males.
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (20. March 2019, 05:01 PM)
Breeding: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels
Orange TipAnthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)anthocharis cardamineaOrange Tip
Caterpillar of Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) on Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis) in Bonn-Kessenich
In spring 2018, I had planted the Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) plants that had been eaten by Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) caterpillars in a damp spot in my garden. In the spring of the following year, I was surprised to find Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) eggs on these plants. This is one of the caterpillars that hatched from them.
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (22. May 2019, 05:01 PM)
Orange TipAnthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)anthocharis cardamineaOrange Tip
Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) on lilacs in Bonn-Kessenich
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (20. April 2020, 12:47 PM)
Orange TipAnthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)anthocharis cardamineaOrange Tip
Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) at one edge of the forest in the Kottenforst
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (20. April 2021, 03:29 PM)
Orange TipAnthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)anthocharis cardamineaOrange Tip
Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) at one edge of the forest in the Kottenforst
[Male]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (27. April 2021, 12:26 PM)
Orange TipAnthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)anthocharis cardamineaOrange Tip
Pupated Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
[Breeding image]
I had taken a few Cuckoo Flowers (Cardamine pratensis) home from Venusberg, each with an Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) egg. At home the caterpillars soon hatched and after a few weeks they pupated. The picture shows one of the chrysalis about 4 weeks after pupation.
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (26. June 2021, 03:34 PM)
Breeding: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels
Pale Clouded YellowColias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)Pale Clouded Yellow
Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) near the Marienforst estate in Bonn-Bad Godesberg
Pale Clouded Yellows (Colias hyale) are comparatively rare in Bonn. A few specimens were fluttering around in this field with lots of clover.
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (12. August 2018, 11:26 AM)
Pale Clouded YellowColias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)Pale Clouded Yellow
Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) on the Siegdamm near Geislar
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (3. July 2021, 10:42 AM)
Small WhitePieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)Small Cabbage WhiteCabbage WhiteCabbage ButterflyWhite butterflySmall White
Egg of a Small White (Pieris rapae) in Bonn-Kessenich
There is always a pot of Garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) in the half-shade at the entrance to my house during the summer. I regularly find individual eggs of Small White (Pieris rapae) there, but also egg clutches of Large White (Pieris brassicae). Newly hatched caterpillars rarely survive the first few days, apparently they are food for other animals. Caterpillars that have moved into the breeding box are often parasitised, especially by Large White (Pieris brassicae).
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (8. August 2006, 08:01 AM)
Small WhitePieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)Small Cabbage WhiteCabbage WhiteCabbage ButterflyWhite butterflySmall White
Small White (Pieris rapae) in the Botanical Garden of Bonn
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (9. September 2016, 11:01 AM)
Small WhitePieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)Small Cabbage WhiteCabbage WhiteCabbage ButterflyWhite butterflySmall White
Small White (Pieris rapae) in Bonn-Oberkassel
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (20. June 2020, 01:41 PM)
Small WhitePieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)Small Cabbage WhiteCabbage WhiteCabbage ButterflyWhite butterflySmall White
Small White (Pieris rapae) (1st generation) in Bonn-Oberkassel
[Male]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (24. April 2021, 01:06 PM)
Small WhitePieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)Small Cabbage WhiteCabbage WhiteCabbage ButterflyWhite butterflySmall White
Small White (Pieris rapae) (1st generation) sucking on Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis) in the Sieg floodplains
[Male]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (26. April 2021, 04:46 PM)
Small WhitePieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)Small Cabbage WhiteCabbage WhiteCabbage ButterflyWhite butterflySmall White
Caterpillar of Small White (Pieris rapae) on Garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (20. July 2022, 06:06 PM)
Southern Small WhitePieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)Southern Small White
Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) on Common Vervain (Verbena officinalis) in Bonn-Kessenich
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (17. June 2017, 04:18 PM)
Southern Small WhitePieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)Southern Small White
Caterpillar of Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) on Evergreen Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) in Bonn-Kessenich
After seeing a Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) in my front garden for the first time prior year, I planted two Evergreen Candytufts (Iberis sempervirens) in my garden. Just one week later, I found a few tiny caterpillars of the Southern Small White (Pieris mannii). I hadn't expected that! The photo shows one of these caterpillars a few days later.
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (6. July 2018, 06:13 PM)
Southern Small WhitePieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)Southern Small White
Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) on Orange Eye Butterflybush (Buddleja davidii) in Bonn-Kessenich
[Male]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (10. July 2020, 12:50 PM)
Southern Small WhitePieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)Southern Small White
Freshly laid egg of a Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) on Evergreen Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) in Bonn-Kessenich
A white butterfly flew over one of the Evergreen Candytufts (Iberis sempervirens) in my garden, inspecting it. It laid an egg here and there, so it was clear that it was a female Southern Small White (Pieris mannii).
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (7. July 2021, 04:12 PM)
Southern Small WhitePieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)Southern Small White
Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) in Bonn-Kessenich
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (10. July 2021, 10:43 AM)
Southern Small WhitePieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)Southern Small White
Pupated Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) in Bonn-Kessenich
[Breeding image]
On 07/07/2021 I had observed a female Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) laying eggs on a potted Evergreen Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) in my garden. Two days later, the flower pot was moved to my caterpillar breeding box. About 2.5 weeks later, I discovered a caterpillar on the still abundantly leafy Evergreen Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens). A further 1.5 weeks later, a total of 17 (!) firmly spun Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) chrysalises were found. The Evergreen Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) only had about 10% of its original leaf growth left.
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (8. August 2021, 09:08 AM)
Breeding:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany
Southern Small WhitePieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)Southern Small White
Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) in Bonn-Oberkassel (flight photo)
[Female]
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (11. August 2021, 01:29 PM)
Wood WhiteLeptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)Wood White
Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) in Bonn-Pützchen
This is the first Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) that I have seen in the city of Bonn.
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (18. July 2017, 10:38 AM)
Wood WhiteLeptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)Wood White
Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) on the Rodderberg
After the first sighting of a Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) in Bonn-Pützchen in 2017, I encountered the species again on the Rodderberg that day. Unfortunately, again only one specimen.
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (11. August 2021, 03:26 PM)
Wood WhiteLeptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)Wood White
Photographed in flight Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) on the Paffelsberg on the edge of the Siebengebirge
The Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) flew non-stop along a forest path above Römlinghoven and inspected the plants of the abundant Broad-leaved Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana).
Photograph:
Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, GermanyBonn, GermanyGermany (21. July 2024, 04:52 PM)