Stage, early May 2024 in GermanyGermanyGermany

  • early May: Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
    GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
    Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
    Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
    Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
    Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
    Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
    Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
    Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
    Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
    Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
    North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
    Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
    Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
    Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
    Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
    Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
    Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
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Observable in /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany, early October: 14 of 70 selected species

common

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/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_phlaeas_logo_72_26.pngSmall CopperLycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)American CopperCommon Copper/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_phlaeas_male_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_selene_logo_36_26.pngSmall Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Silver-bordered Fritillary/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_selene_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/vanessa_atalanta_logo_36_26.pngRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)Pyrameis atalantaRed Admirable/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/vanessa_atalanta_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Maniola_jurtina_logo_72_26.pngMeadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Maniola_jurtina_male_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_pamphilus_logo_36_26.pngSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_pamphilus_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lasiommata_megera_logo_36_26.pngWallLasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767)Wall Brown/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lasiommata_megera_logo_36_26.png

3

/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/polygonia_c-album_logo_36_26.pngCommaPolygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)Nymphalis c-album/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/polygonia_c-album_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_polychloros_logo_36_26.pngLarge TortoiseshellNymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_polychloros_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_urticae_logo_36_26.pngSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)Nymphalis urticae/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_urticae_logo_36_26.png

rare

3

/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Issoria_lathonia_logo_36_26.pngQueen of Spain FritillaryIssoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)Argynnis lathonia/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Issoria_lathonia_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/vanessa_cardui_logo_36_26.pngPainted LadyVanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)Cynthia carduiCosmopolitan/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/vanessa_cardui_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_crocea_logo_72_26.pngClouded YellowColias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)Colias croceaColias edusa/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_crocea_male_logo_36_26.png

very rare

2

/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_xanthomelas_japonica_logo_36_26.pngYellow-legged TortoiseshellNymphalis xanthomelas/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_xanthomelas_japonica_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_tyndarus_logo_36_26.pngSwiss Brassy RingletErebia tyndarus (Esper, 1781)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_tyndarus_logo_36_26.png

/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany: Annual view
Jan. Feb. Mär. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
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Skippers - Grass Skippers
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/thymelicus_lineola_logo_72_26.pngEssex SkipperThymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/thymelicus_lineola_male_logo_36_26.pngEssex Skipper
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Ochlodes_sylvanus_logo_72_26.pngLarge skipperOchlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)Augiades sylvanusOchlodes venataOchlodes faunus/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Ochlodes_sylvanus_male_logo_36_26.pngLarge skipper
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/thymelicus_acteon_logo_72_26.pngLulworth skipperThymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/thymelicus_acteon_male_logo_36_26.pngLulworth skipper
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hesperia_comma_logo_72_26.pngSilver-spotted SkipperHesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)Common Branded SkipperHolarctic Grass Skipper/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hesperia_comma_male_logo_36_26.pngSilver-spotted Skipper
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/thymelicus_sylvestris_logo_72_26.pngSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/thymelicus_sylvestris_male_logo_36_26.pngSmall Skipper
Skippers - Spread-winged Skippers
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Spialia_sertorius_logo_36_26.pngRed-Underwing SkipperSpialia sertorius (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Spialia_sertorius_logo_36_26.pngRed-Underwing Skipper
Gossamer-Winged Butterflies - Coppers
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_dispar_logo_72_26.pngLarge CopperLycaena dispar (Haworth, 1802)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_dispar_male_logo_36_26.pngLarge Copper
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_hippothoe_male_female_logo_72_26.pngPurple-Edged CopperLycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_hippothoe_male_logo_36_26.pngPurple-Edged Copper
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_alciphron_male_female_logo_72_26.pngPurple-Shot CopperLycaena alciphron (Rottemburg, 1775)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_alciphron_male_logo_36_26.pngPurple-Shot Copper
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_virgaureae_male_female_logo_72_26.pngScarce CopperLycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_virgaureae_male_logo_36_26.pngScarce Copper
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_phlaeas_logo_72_26.pngSmall CopperLycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)American CopperCommon Copper/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_phlaeas_male_logo_36_26.pngSmall Copper
early October: Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_tityrus_male_female_logo_72_26.pngSooty CopperLycaena tityrus (Poda, 1761)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_tityrus_male_logo_36_26.pngSooty Copper
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_helle_male_female_logo_72_26.pngViolet CopperLycaena helle (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_helle_male_logo_36_26.pngViolet Copper
Gossamer-Winged Butterflies - Theclinae
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Thecla_betulae_logo_72_26.pngBrown HairtreakThecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Thecla_betulae_male_logo_36_26.pngBrown Hairtreak
Brush-footed Butterflies - Emperors
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Apatura_ilia_logo_36_26.pngLesser Purple EmperorApatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Apatura_ilia_logo_36_26.pngLesser Purple Emperor
Brush-footed Butterflies - Heliconiinae
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_eunomia_male_female_logo_72_26.pngBog FritillaryBoloria eunomia (Esper, 1799)Ocellate Bog Fritillary/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_eunomia_male_logo_36_26.pngBog Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_napaea_logo_36_26.pngBoloria napaeaBoloria napaea (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_napaea_logo_36_26.pngBoloria napaea
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_aquilonaris_logo_36_26.pngCranberry FritillaryBoloria aquilonaris (Stichel, 1908)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_aquilonaris_logo_36_26.pngCranberry Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_aglaja_logo_36_26.pngDark Green FritillaryArgynnis aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)Speyeria aglaja/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_aglaja_logo_36_26.pngDark Green Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_adippe_logo_36_26.pngHigh Brown FritillaryArgynnis adippe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Fabriciana adippe/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_adippe_logo_36_26.pngHigh Brown Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Brenthis_daphne_logo_36_26.pngLesser Marbled FritillaryBrenthis ino (Rottemburg, 1775)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Brenthis_daphne_logo_36_26.pngLesser Marbled Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Brenthis_daphne_logo_36_26.pngMarbled FritillaryBrenthis daphne (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Brenthis_daphne_logo_36_26.pngMarbled Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_niobe_logo_36_26.pngNiobe FritillaryArgynnis niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_niobe_logo_36_26.pngNiobe Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_laodice_male_female_logo_72_26.pngPallas' FritillaryArgynnis laodice (Pallas, 1771)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_laodice_male_logo_36_26.pngPallas' Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_euphrosyne_logo_36_26.pngPearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_euphrosyne_logo_36_26.pngPearl-bordered Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Issoria_lathonia_logo_36_26.pngQueen of Spain FritillaryIssoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)Argynnis lathonia/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Issoria_lathonia_logo_36_26.pngQueen of Spain Fritillary
early October: Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not present
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_pales_logo_36_26.pngShepherd's FritillaryBoloria pales (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_pales_logo_36_26.pngShepherd's Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_paphia_logo_72_26.pngSilver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_paphia_male_logo_36_26.pngSilver-washed Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_selene_logo_36_26.pngSmall Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Silver-bordered Fritillary/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_selene_logo_36_26.pngSmall Pearl-bordered Fritillary
early October: Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not present
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_thore_logo_36_26.pngThor's FritillaryBoloria thore (Hübner, 1803)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_thore_logo_36_26.pngThor's Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_titania_logo_36_26.pngTitania's FritillaryBoloria titania (Esper, 1793)Purple Bog Fritillary/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_titania_logo_36_26.pngTitania's Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_eunomia_male_logo_36_26.pngWeaver's FritillaryBoloria dia (Linnaeus, 1767)Violet Fritillary/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_eunomia_male_logo_36_26.pngWeaver's Fritillary
Brush-footed Butterflies - Limenitidinae
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Limenitis_populi_logo_36_26.pngPoplar AdmiralLimenitis populi (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Limenitis_populi_logo_36_26.pngPoplar Admiral
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Limenitis_camilla_logo_36_26.pngWhite AdmiralLimenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Limenitis_camilla_logo_36_26.pngWhite Admiral
Brush-footed Butterflies - Melitaeniae
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_britomartis_male_female_logo_72_26.pngAssmann's FritillaryMelitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_britomartis_male_logo_36_26.pngAssmann's Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_cynthia_male_female_logo_72_26.pngCynthia's FritillaryEuphydryas cynthia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_cynthia_male_logo_36_26.pngCynthia's Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_diamina_male_female_logo_72_26.pngFalse Heath FritillaryMelitaea diamina (Lang, 1789)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_diamina_male_logo_36_26.pngFalse Heath Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_cinxia_logo_72_26.pngGlanville FritillaryMelitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_cinxia_male_logo_36_26.pngGlanville Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_athalia_logo_72_26.pngHeath FritillaryMelitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_athalia_male_logo_36_26.pngHeath Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_phoebe_male_female_logo_72_26.pngKnapweed FritillaryMelitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_phoebe_male_logo_36_26.pngKnapweed Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_aurinia_logo_72_26.pngMarsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1758)Eurodryas aurinia/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_aurinia_male_logo_36_26.pngMarsh Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_parthenoides_logo_36_26.pngMeadow FritillaryMelitaea parthenoides (Keferstein, 1851)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_parthenoides_logo_36_26.pngMeadow Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_aurelia_male_female_logo_72_26.pngNickerl's FritillaryMelitaea aurelia Nickerl, 1850/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_aurelia_male_logo_36_26.pngNickerl's Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_maturna_male_female_logo_72_26.pngScarce FritillaryEuphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_maturna_male_logo_36_26.pngScarce Fritillary
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_didyma_male_female_logo_72_26.pngSpotted FritillaryMelitaea didyma (Esper, 1778)Red-band Fritillary/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_didyma_male_logo_36_26.pngSpotted Fritillary
Brush-footed Butterflies - Nymphalinae
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/polygonia_c-album_logo_36_26.pngCommaPolygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)Nymphalis c-album/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/polygonia_c-album_logo_36_26.pngComma
early October: Comma (Polygonia c-album)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_edc401.png rare, hibernating
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_polychloros_logo_36_26.pngLarge TortoiseshellNymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_polychloros_logo_36_26.pngLarge Tortoiseshell
early October: Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_ce0705.png very rare, hibernating
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_edc401.png rare, hibernating
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_ce0705.png very rare, hibernating
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Araschnia_levana_logo_36_26.pngMapAraschnia levana (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Araschnia_levana_logo_36_26.pngMap
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/vanessa_cardui_logo_36_26.pngPainted LadyVanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)Cynthia carduiCosmopolitan/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/vanessa_cardui_logo_36_26.pngPainted Lady
early October: Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not present
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare, Emigrant
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/vanessa_atalanta_logo_36_26.pngRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)Pyrameis atalantaRed Admirable/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/vanessa_atalanta_logo_36_26.pngRed Admiral
early October: Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common, Emigrant
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_urticae_logo_36_26.pngSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)Nymphalis urticae/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_urticae_logo_36_26.pngSmall Tortoiseshell
early October: Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/snow_16_16_008d03.png common, hibernating
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_xanthomelas_japonica_logo_36_26.pngYellow-legged TortoiseshellNymphalis xanthomelas/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_xanthomelas_japonica_logo_36_26.pngYellow-legged Tortoiseshell
early October: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Brush-footed Butterflies - Theclinae
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/oeneis_glacialis_logo_36_26.pngAlpine GraylingOeneis glacialis (Moll, 1783)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/oeneis_glacialis_logo_36_26.pngAlpine Grayling
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_gardetta_male_female_logo_72_26.pngAlpine HeathCoenonympha gardetta (Prunner, 1798)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_gardetta_male_logo_36_26.pngAlpine Heath
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_glycerion_male_female_logo_72_26.pngChestnut HeathCoenonympha glycerion (Borkhausen, 1788)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_glycerion_male_logo_36_26.pngChestnut Heath
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hyponephele_lycaon_male_female_logo_72_26.pngDusky Meadow BrownHyponephele lycaon (Rottemburg, 1775)Maniola lycaon/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hyponephele_lycaon_male_logo_36_26.pngDusky Meadow Brown
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyronia_tithonus_logo_72_26.pngGatekeeperPyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1767)Maniola tithonusHedge Brown/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyronia_tithonus_male_logo_36_26.pngGatekeeper
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hipparchia_semele_logo_72_26.pngGraylingHipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758)Rock Grayling/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hipparchia_semele_male_logo_36_26.pngGrayling
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_tullia_logo_72_26.pngLarge HeathCoenonympha tullia (O. F. Müller, 1764)Common Ringlet/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_tullia_male_logo_36_26.pngLarge Heath
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lasiommata_maera_logo_36_26.pngLarge Wall BrownLasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758)Wall Brown/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lasiommata_maera_logo_36_26.pngLarge Wall Brown
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Maniola_jurtina_logo_72_26.pngMeadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Maniola_jurtina_male_logo_36_26.pngMeadow Brown
early October: Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not present
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_arcania_logo_36_26.pngPearly HeathCoenonympha arcania (Linnaeus, 1761)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_arcania_logo_36_26.pngPearly Heath
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_hero_male_female_logo_72_26.pngScarce HeathCoenonympha hero (Linnaeus, 1761)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_hero_male_logo_36_26.pngScarce Heath
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_pamphilus_logo_36_26.pngSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_pamphilus_logo_36_26.pngSmall Heath
early October: Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not present
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_tyndarus_logo_36_26.pngSwiss Brassy RingletErebia tyndarus (Esper, 1781)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_tyndarus_logo_36_26.pngSwiss Brassy Ringlet
early October: Swiss Brassy Ringlet (Erebia tyndarus)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lasiommata_megera_logo_36_26.pngWallLasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767)Wall Brown/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lasiommata_megera_logo_36_26.pngWall
early October: Wall (Lasiommata megera)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not present
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_manto_logo_36_26.pngYellow-spotted RingletErebia manto (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_manto_logo_36_26.pngYellow-spotted Ringlet
Pieridae - Yellows
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_crocea_logo_72_26.pngClouded YellowColias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)Colias croceaColias edusa/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_crocea_male_logo_36_26.pngClouded Yellow
early October: Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
North Rhine-Westphalia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Rhineland-Palatinate /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not present
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Pieridae - Whites
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Anthocharis_cardamines_male_female_logo_72_26.pngOrange TipAnthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)anthocharis cardaminea/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Anthocharis_cardamines_male_logo_36_26.pngOrange Tip
Riodinidae - Euselasiinae
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hamearis_lucina_logo_36_26.pngDuke of BurgundyHamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hamearis_lucina_logo_36_26.pngDuke of Burgundy
Number of species 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 11 15 21 26 36 46 56 60 62 62 63 58 53 44 32 27 22 14 10 9 7 5 5 5 5 5

Data sources:

Reinhardt; Harpke; Caspari; Dolek; Kuehn; Musche; Trusch; Wiemers; Settele, 2020 - Verbreitungsatlas der Tagfalter und Widderchen Deutschlands

Nash; Boyd; Hardiman, 2012 - Ireland's Butterflies - A Review

Kolligs, 2003 - Schmetterlinge Schleswig-Holsteins, Atlas der Tagfalter, Dickkopffalter und Widderchen

Asher, 2001 - Millennium atlas of butterflies in Britain and Ireland

Settele, 1999 - Die Tagfalter Deutschlands

Ebert; Rennwald, 1991 - Die Schmetterlinge Baden-Württembergs. Band 1, Tagfalter I

Ebert; Rennwald, 1991 - Die Schmetterlinge Baden-Württembergs. Band 2, Tagfalter II