Stage, early August 2026 in GermanyGermanyGermany

  • early August: Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
    GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_edc401.png rare, aestivating
    Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_008d03.png common, aestivating
    Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_008d03.png common, aestivating
    Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
    Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_008d03.png common, aestivating
    Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_008d03.png common, aestivating
    Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_ce0705.png very rare, aestivating
    Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_008d03.png common, aestivating
    Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_008d03.png common, aestivating
    Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_008d03.png common, aestivating
    North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_ce0705.png very rare, aestivating
    Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_edc401.png rare, aestivating
    Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
    Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_008d03.png common, aestivating
    Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_008d03.png common, aestivating
    Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_008d03.png common, aestivating
    Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/umbrella_16_16_008d03.png common, aestivating
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    Butterfly (aestivating)

Four sucking Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa)

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Four sucking Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa)

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Four sucking Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa)

Carsten Bischoff discovered these four Camberwell Beauties (Nymphalis antiopa), which were likely feeding on animal droppings. All the butterflies emerged from hibernation virtually unscathed.

Photograph: Birgit IselbornBirgit Iselborn; Bad Wiessee, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBad Wiessee, Bavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBavaria, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (14. April 2026, 03:04 PM)

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