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, mid May: 8 of 13 selected species

common

2

/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Carterocephalus_palaemon_logo_36_26.pngChequered SkipperCarterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Carterocephalus_palaemon_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Gonepteryx_rhamni_logo_72_26.pngBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)Common Brimstone/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Gonepteryx_rhamni_male_logo_36_26.png

rare

3

/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_aurinia_logo_72_26.pngMarsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1758)Eurodryas aurinia/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_aurinia_male_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Papilio_machaon_logo_36_26.pngSwallowtailPapilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Papilio_machaon_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_alfacariensis_logo_72_26.pngBerger's Clouded YellowColias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_alfacariensis_male_logo_36_26.png

very rare

3

/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Iphiclides_podalirius_logo_36_26.pngScarce SwallowtailIphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)Sail SwallowtailPear-Tree Swallowtail/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Iphiclides_podalirius_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_erate_male_female_logo_72_26.pngEastern Pale Clouded YellowColias erate (Esper, 1805)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_erate_male_logo_36_26.png /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pieris_bryoniae_male_female_logo_72_26.pngDark-veined WhitePieris bryoniae (Hübner, 1805)Mountain Green-veined White/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pieris_bryoniae_male_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 - Skipperlings
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Carterocephalus_palaemon_logo_36_26.pngChequered SkipperCarterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Carterocephalus_palaemon_logo_36_26.pngChequered Skipper
mid May: Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
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/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
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/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
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/carterocephalus_silvicola_male_female_logo_72_26.pngNorthern Chequered SkipperCarterocephalus silvicola (Meigen, 1829)Carterocephalus silvicolus/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/carterocephalus_silvicola_male_logo_36_26.pngNorthern Chequered Skipper
Brush-footed Butterflies - Melitaeniae
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_aurinia_logo_72_26.pngMarsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1758)Eurodryas aurinia/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_aurinia_male_logo_36_26.pngMarsh Fritillary
mid May: Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
Baden-Württemberg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
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_008d03.png common
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_maturna_male_female_logo_72_26.pngScarce FritillaryEuphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_maturna_male_logo_36_26.pngScarce Fritillary
Papilionidae - Papilioninae
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Iphiclides_podalirius_logo_36_26.pngScarce SwallowtailIphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)Sail SwallowtailPear-Tree Swallowtail/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Iphiclides_podalirius_logo_36_26.pngScarce Swallowtail
mid May: Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Bremen /PicturesNA/Misc/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
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/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
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_edc401.png rare
Schleswig-Holstein /PicturesNA/Misc/minus_2f2f2f.png extinct
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Papilio_machaon_logo_36_26.pngSwallowtailPapilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Papilio_machaon_logo_36_26.pngSwallowtail
mid May: Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
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/check_ce0705.png very rare
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
Pieridae - Yellows
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_alfacariensis_logo_72_26.pngBerger's Clouded YellowColias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_alfacariensis_male_logo_36_26.pngBerger's Clouded Yellow
mid May: Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png 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/check_008d03.png common
Bavaria /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Hesse /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Hamburg /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Lower Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png 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 domestic
Saarland /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Saxony /PicturesNA/Misc/check_edc401.png rare
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_008d03.png common
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Gonepteryx_rhamni_logo_72_26.pngBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)Common Brimstone/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Gonepteryx_rhamni_male_logo_36_26.pngBrimstone
mid May: Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
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/Colias_erate_male_female_logo_72_26.pngEastern Pale Clouded YellowColias erate (Esper, 1805)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_erate_male_logo_36_26.pngEastern Pale Clouded Yellow
mid May: Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias erate)
GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare, Immigrant
Brandenburg /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare, Immigrant
Berlin /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare, Immigrant
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, Immigrant
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/check_edc401.png rare, Immigrant
Saxony Anhalt /PicturesNA/Misc/spacer_16_16.gif not domestic
Thuringia /PicturesNA/Misc/check_ce0705.png very rare, Immigrant
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_palaeno_logo_72_26.pngMoorland Clouded YellowColias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)Palaeno sulphurPale Arctic Clouded Yellow/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_palaeno_male_logo_36_26.pngMoorland Clouded Yellow
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_phicomone_male_female_logo_72_26.pngMountain Clouded YellowColias phicomone (Esper, 1780)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_phicomone_male_logo_36_26.pngMountain Clouded Yellow
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_hyale_logo_72_26.pngPale Clouded YellowColias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_hyale_male_logo_36_26.pngPale Clouded Yellow
Pieridae - Whites
/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pieris_bryoniae_male_female_logo_72_26.pngDark-veined WhitePieris bryoniae (Hübner, 1805)Mountain Green-veined White/PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pieris_bryoniae_male_logo_36_26.pngDark-veined White
mid May: Dark-veined White (Pieris bryoniae)
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_008d03.png common
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
Number of species 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 8 8 12 13 12 12 13 11 9 9 8 8 7 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

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