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Observable in GermanyGermany, early December: 8 of 177 selected species
common 6 CommaPolygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)Nymphalis c-album BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)Common Brimstone Large TortoiseshellNymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758) Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)Pyrameis atalantaRed Admirable PeacockAglais io (Linnaeus, 1758)Inachis ioNymphalis ioEuropean PeacockPeacock Butterfly Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)Nymphalis urticae rare 1 Camberwell BeautyNymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)Mourning Cloak very rare 1 Yellow-legged TortoiseshellNymphalis xanthomelas

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Cinquefoil SkipperPyrgus cirsii (Rambur, 1839) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyrgus_cirsii_logo_36_26.png

Cinquefoil Skipper

Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops (Esper, 1777) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_aethiops_logo_36_26.png

Scotch Argus

Brown HairtreakThecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Thecla_betulae_male_logo_36_26.png

Brown Hairtreak

Thor's FritillaryBoloria thore (Hübner, 1803) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_thore_logo_36_26.png

Thor's Fritillary

tree GraylingHipparchia statilinus (Hufnagel, 1766) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hipparchia_statilinus_logo_36_26.png

tree Grayling

HermitChazara briseis (Linnaeus, 1764) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Chazara_briseis_logo_36_26.png

Hermit

Water RingletErebia pronoe (Esper, 1780) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_pronoe_logo_36_26.png

Water Ringlet

Stygian RingletErebia styx (Freyer, 1834) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_styx_logo_36_26.png

Stygian Ringlet

Agriades orbitulusAgriades orbitulus (Prunner, 1798) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Agriades_orbitulus_male_logo_36_26.png

Agriades orbitulus

Lesser Mountain RingletErebia melampus (Fuessly, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_melampus_logo_36_26.png

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Yellow-spotted RingletErebia manto (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_manto_logo_36_26.png

Yellow-spotted Ringlet

Arran BrownErebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758 /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_ligea_logo_36_26.png

Arran Brown

Dusky Large BluePhengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779)Maculinea nausithousGlaucopsyche nausithous /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Phengaris_nausithous_male_logo_36_26.png

Dusky Large Blue

Scarce Large BluePhengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779)Maculinea teleiusGlaucopsyche teleius /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/phengaris_teleius_male_logo_36_26.png

Scarce Large Blue

Chalkhill BluePolyommatus coridon (Poda 1761)Lysandra coridon /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_coridon_male_logo_36_26.png

Chalkhill Blue

Eros BluePolyommatus eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808)Common Meadow Blue /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_eros_male_logo_36_26.png

Eros Blue

Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)Neozephyrus quercus /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Neozephyrus_quercus_male_logo_36_26.png

Purple Hairstreak

Pallas' FritillaryArgynnis laodice (Pallas, 1771) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_laodice_male_logo_36_26.png

Pallas' Fritillary

Large RingletErebia euryale (Esper, 1805) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_euryale_logo_36_26.png

Large Ringlet

Warren's SkipperPyrgus warrenensis (Verity, 1928) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyrgus_warrenensis_logo_36_26.png

Warren's Skipper

Boloria napaeaBoloria napaea (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_napaea_logo_36_26.png

Boloria napaea

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1767)Maniola tithonusHedge Brown /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyronia_tithonus_male_logo_36_26.png

Gatekeeper

Rock GraylingHipparchia hermione (Linnaeus, 1764)Hipparchia alcyone /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hipparchia_hermione_logo_36_26.png

Rock Grayling

Lulworth skipperThymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/thymelicus_acteon_male_logo_36_26.png

Lulworth skipper

Large Grizzled SkipperPyrgus alveus (Hübner, 1803) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyrgus_alveus_logo_36_26.png

Large Grizzled Skipper

Phoebus ApolloParnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793)Parnassius sacerdos /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Parnassius_phoebus_logo_36_26.png

Phoebus Apollo

Dusky Meadow BrownHyponephele lycaon (Rottemburg, 1775)Maniola lycaon /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hyponephele_lycaon_male_logo_36_26.png

Dusky Meadow Brown

Minois dryasMinois dryas (Scopoli, 1763) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Minois_dryas_logo_36_26.png

Minois dryas

Alcon BluePhengaris alcon (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Maculinea alconAlcon Large Blue /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/phengaris_alcon_male_logo_36_26.png

Alcon Blue

Titania's FritillaryBoloria titania (Esper, 1793)Purple Bog Fritillary /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_titania_logo_36_26.png

Titania's Fritillary

Silver-spotted SkipperHesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)Common Branded SkipperHolarctic Grass Skipper /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hesperia_comma_male_logo_36_26.png

Silver-spotted Skipper

Lang's Short-tailed BlueLeptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)Common Zebra Blue /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Leptotes_pirithous_male_logo_36_26.png

Lang's Short-tailed Blue

Great Banded GraylingBrintesia circe (Fabricius, 1775)Aulocera circeKanetisa circeSatyrus circe /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/aulocera_circe_logo_36_26.png

Great Banded Grayling

Damon BluePolyommatus damon (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_damon_male_logo_36_26.png

Damon Blue

Turquoise BluePolyommatus dorylas (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_dorylas_male_logo_36_26.png

Turquoise Blue

RingletAphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Aphantopus_hyperantus_logo_36_26.png

Ringlet

Long-tailed BlueLampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)Pea Blue /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lampides_boeticus_male_logo_36_26.png

Long-tailed Blue

Large BluePhengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758)Maculinae arionGlaucopsyche arion /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Glaucopsyche_arion_male_logo_36_26.png

Large Blue

Lofty Bath WhitePontia callidice (Hübner, 1800)Peak White /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pontia_callidice_male_logo_36_26.png

Lofty Bath White

Dusky Grizzled SkipperPyrgus cacaliae (Rambur, 1839) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyrgus_cacaliae_logo_36_26.png

Dusky Grizzled Skipper

GraylingHipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758)Rock Grayling /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hipparchia_semele_male_logo_36_26.png

Grayling

Agriades glandonAgriades glandon (Prunner, 1798) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Agriades_glandon_male_logo_36_26.png

Agriades glandon

Sooty RingletErebia pluto (Prunner, 1798) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_pluto_logo_36_26.png

Sooty Ringlet

Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_paphia_male_logo_36_26.png

Silver-washed Fritillary

Eriphyle RingletErebia eriphyle (Freyer 1836) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_eriphyle_logo_36_26.png

Eriphyle Ringlet

Mountain RingletErebia epiphron (Knoch, 1783) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_epiphron_logo_36_26.png

Mountain Ringlet

Blue Spot HairstreakSatyrium spini (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Satyrium_spini_male_logo_36_26.png

Blue Spot Hairstreak

Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/thymelicus_sylvestris_male_logo_36_26.png

Small Skipper

Southern White AdmiralLimenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Limenitis_reducta_logo_36_26.png

Southern White Admiral

Purple-Shot CopperLycaena alciphron (Rottemburg, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_alciphron_male_logo_36_26.png

Purple-Shot Copper

Assmann's FritillaryMelitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847 /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_britomartis_male_logo_36_26.png

Assmann's Fritillary

Lesser Purple EmperorApatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Apatura_ilia_logo_36_26.png

Lesser Purple Emperor

Blind RingletErebia pharte (Hübner, 1804) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_pharte_logo_36_26.png

Blind Ringlet

Meleager's BluePolyommatus daphnis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_daphnis_male_logo_36_26.png

Meleager's Blue

Bright Eyed RingletErebia oeme (Hübner, 1804) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_oeme_logo_36_26.png

Bright Eyed Ringlet

Scarce CopperLycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_virgaureae_male_logo_36_26.png

Scarce Copper

Plebejus optiletePlebejus optilete (Knoch, 1781)Agriades idas /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Plebejus_optilete_male_logo_36_26.png

Plebejus optilete

Swiss Brassy RingletErebia tyndarus (Esper, 1781) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_tyndarus_logo_36_26.png

Swiss Brassy Ringlet

Purple EmperorApatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Apatura_iris_logo_36_26.png

Purple Emperor

Tufted SkipperCarcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847)Carcharodus flocciferusTufted Marbled Skipper /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/carcharodus_floccifera_logo_36_26.png

Tufted Skipper

Mountain Alcon BluePhengaris rebeli (Hirschke, 1904)Maculinea rebeli /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/phengaris_rebeli_male_logo_36_26.png

Mountain Alcon Blue

Niobe FritillaryArgynnis niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_niobe_logo_36_26.png

Niobe Fritillary

Silky RingletErebia gorge (Hübner, 1804) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_gorge_logo_36_26.png

Silky Ringlet

Dark Green FritillaryArgynnis aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)Speyeria aglaja /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_aglaja_logo_36_26.png

Dark Green Fritillary

High Brown FritillaryArgynnis adippe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Fabriciana adippe /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Argynnis_adippe_logo_36_26.png

High Brown Fritillary

Cranberry FritillaryBoloria aquilonaris (Stichel, 1908) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_aquilonaris_logo_36_26.png

Cranberry Fritillary

Large Chequered SkipperHeteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Heteropterus_morpheus_male_logo_36_26.png

Large Chequered Skipper

Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/thymelicus_lineola_male_logo_36_26.png

Essex Skipper

Shepherd's FritillaryBoloria pales (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_pales_logo_36_26.png

Shepherd's Fritillary

Alpine HeathCoenonympha gardetta (Prunner, 1798) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_gardetta_male_logo_36_26.png

Alpine Heath

White AdmiralLimenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Limenitis_camilla_logo_36_26.png

White Admiral

Nickerl's FritillaryMelitaea aurelia Nickerl, 1850 /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_aurelia_male_logo_36_26.png

Nickerl's Fritillary

Moorland Clouded YellowColias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)Palaeno sulphurPale Arctic Clouded Yellow /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_palaeno_male_logo_36_26.png

Moorland Clouded Yellow

Chestnut HeathCoenonympha glycerion (Borkhausen, 1788) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_glycerion_male_logo_36_26.png

Chestnut Heath

Large HeathCoenonympha tullia (O. F. Müller, 1764)Common Ringlet /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_tullia_male_logo_36_26.png

Large Heath

Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melanargia_galathea_logo_36_26.png

Marbled White

Woodland BrownLopinga achine (Scopoli, 1763) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lopinga_achine_logo_36_26.png

Woodland Brown

Piedmont RingletErebia meolans (De Prunner, 1798) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_meolans_logo_36_26.png

Piedmont Ringlet

Dewy RingletErebia pandrose (Borkhausen, 1788) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_pandrose_logo_36_26.png

Dewy Ringlet

Marbled FritillaryBrenthis daphne (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Brenthis_daphne_logo_36_26.png

Marbled Fritillary

Woodland GraylingHipparchia fagi (Scopoli, 1763) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hipparchia_fagi_male_logo_36_26.png

Woodland Grayling

Lesser Marbled FritillaryBrenthis ino (Rottemburg, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Brenthis_daphne_logo_36_26.png

Lesser Marbled Fritillary

Amanda's BluePolyommatus amandus (Schneider, 1792) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_amandus_male_logo_36_26.png

Amanda's Blue

Idas BluePlebejus idas (Linnaeus, 1761)Plebeius idasNorthern Blue /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Plebejus_idas_male_logo_36_26.png

Idas Blue

Sliver-studded BluePlebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)Plebeius argus /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Plebejus_argus_male_logo_36_26.png

Sliver-studded Blue

Purple-Edged CopperLycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_hippothoe_male_logo_36_26.png

Purple-Edged Copper

Large CopperLycaena dispar (Haworth, 1802) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_dispar_male_logo_36_26.png

Large Copper

Nothern Brown ArgusAricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1775)Polyommatus artaxerxes /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_artaxerxes_male_logo_36_26.png

Nothern Brown Argus

Ilex HairstreakSatyrium ilicis (Esper, 1779) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Satyrium_ilicis_male_logo_36_26.png

Ilex Hairstreak

Black HairstreakSatyrium pruni (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Satyrium_pruni_male_logo_36_26.png

Black Hairstreak

White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album (Knoch, 1782) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Satyrium_w-album_logo_36_26.png

White-letter Hairstreak

Large skipperOchlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)Augiades sylvanusOchlodes venataOchlodes faunus /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Ochlodes_sylvanus_male_logo_36_26.png

Large skipper

Sloe HairstreakSatyrium acaciae (Fabricius, 1787) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Satyrium_acaciae_logo_36_26.png

Sloe Hairstreak

Violet CopperLycaena helle (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_helle_male_logo_36_26.png

Violet Copper

Northern Chequered SkipperCarterocephalus silvicola (Meigen, 1829)Carterocephalus silvicolus /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/carterocephalus_silvicola_male_logo_36_26.png

Northern Chequered Skipper

Bog FritillaryBoloria eunomia (Esper, 1799)Ocellate Bog Fritillary /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_eunomia_male_logo_36_26.png

Bog Fritillary

Geranium ArgusEumedonia eumedon (Esper, 1780)Plebejus eumedonPlebeius eumedonLycaena eumedonEumedonia chironAricia eumedonPolyommatus eumedon /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Eumedonia_eumedon_logo_36_26.png

Geranium Argus

Large Wall BrownLasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758)Wall Brown /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lasiommata_maera_logo_36_26.png

Large Wall Brown

Reverdin's BluePlebejus argyrognomon (Bergsträsser, 1779)Plebeius argyrognomon /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Plebejus_argyrognomon_male_logo_36_26.png

Reverdin's Blue

Pearly HeathCoenonympha arcania (Linnaeus, 1761) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_arcania_logo_36_26.png

Pearly Heath

Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)Lysandra bellargus /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_bellargus_male_logo_36_26.png

Adonis Blue

ApolloParnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758)Mountain Apollo /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Parnassius_apollo_logo_36_26.png

Apollo

Pale Clouded YellowColias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_hyale_male_logo_36_26.png

Pale Clouded Yellow

Safflower SkipperPyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyrgus_carthami_logo_36_26.png

Safflower Skipper

Mountain Clouded YellowColias phicomone (Esper, 1780) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_phicomone_male_logo_36_26.png

Mountain Clouded Yellow

Black-Veined WhiteAporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Aporia_crataegi_logo_36_26.png

Black-Veined White

Poplar AdmiralLimenitis populi (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Limenitis_populi_logo_36_26.png

Poplar Admiral

Spotted FritillaryMelitaea didyma (Esper, 1778)Red-band Fritillary /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_didyma_male_logo_36_26.png

Spotted Fritillary

Cynthia's FritillaryEuphydryas cynthia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_cynthia_male_logo_36_26.png

Cynthia's Fritillary

Scarce FritillaryEuphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_maturna_male_logo_36_26.png

Scarce Fritillary

Heath FritillaryMelitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_athalia_male_logo_36_26.png

Heath Fritillary

Glanville FritillaryMelitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_cinxia_male_logo_36_26.png

Glanville Fritillary

Scarce HeathCoenonympha hero (Linnaeus, 1761) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_hero_male_logo_36_26.png

Scarce Heath

Alpine Grizzled SkipperPyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyrgus_andromedae_logo_36_26.png

Alpine Grizzled Skipper

Common BluePolyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)Common Blue Butterfly /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_icarus_male_logo_36_26.png

Common Blue

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Maniola_jurtina_male_logo_36_26.png

Meadow Brown

Oberthür's Grizzled SkipperPyrgus armoricanus (Oberthür, 1910) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyrgus_armoricanus_logo_36_26.png

Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper

Alpine GraylingOeneis glacialis (Moll, 1783) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/oeneis_glacialis_logo_36_26.png

Alpine Grayling

Olive skipperPyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyrgus_serratulae_logo_36_26.png

Olive skipper

False Heath FritillaryMelitaea diamina (Lang, 1789) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_diamina_male_logo_36_26.png

False Heath Fritillary

ApolloParnassius mnemosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Parnassius_mnemosyne_logo_36_26.png

Apollo

Southern Grizzled SkipperPyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyrgus_malvoides_logo_36_26.png

Southern Grizzled Skipper

Knapweed FritillaryMelitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_phoebe_male_logo_36_26.png

Knapweed Fritillary

Cyaniris semiargusCyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)Polyommatus semiargus /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_semiargus_male_logo_36_26.png

Cyaniris semiargus

Brown ArgusAricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Polyommatus agestis /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_agestis_male_logo_36_26.png

Brown Argus

Dark-veined WhitePieris bryoniae (Hübner, 1805)Mountain Green-veined White /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pieris_bryoniae_male_logo_36_26.png

Dark-veined White

Red-Underwing SkipperSpialia sertorius (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Spialia_sertorius_logo_36_26.png

Red-Underwing Skipper

Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Silver-bordered Fritillary /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_selene_logo_36_26.png

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Sooty CopperLycaena tityrus (Poda, 1761) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_tityrus_male_logo_36_26.png

Sooty Copper

Meadow FritillaryMelitaea parthenoides (Keferstein, 1851) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Melitaea_parthenoides_logo_36_26.png

Meadow Fritillary

Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1758)Eurodryas aurinia /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Euphydryas_aurinia_male_logo_36_26.png

Marsh Fritillary

Short-Tailed BlueCupido argiades (Pallas, 1771)Everes argiadesTailed Cupid /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Cupido_argiades_male_logo_36_26.png

Short-Tailed Blue

Green-Underside BlueGlaucopsyche alexis (Poda, 1761) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/glaucopsyche_alexis_male_logo_36_26.png

Green-Underside Blue

Dingy SkipperErynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erynnis_tages_logo_36_26.png

Dingy Skipper

Chequered SkipperCarterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Carterocephalus_palaemon_logo_36_26.png

Chequered Skipper

Chapman's BluePolyommatus thersites (Cantener, 1834) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Polyommatus_thersites_male_logo_36_26.png

Chapman's Blue

Berger's Clouded YellowColias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905 /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_alfacariensis_male_logo_36_26.png

Berger's Clouded Yellow

Eastern Pale Clouded YellowColias erate (Esper, 1805) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_erate_male_logo_36_26.png

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Woodland RingletErebia medusa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Erebia_medusa_logo_36_26.png

Woodland Ringlet

Duke of BurgundyHamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Hamearis_lucina_logo_36_26.png

Duke of Burgundy

WallLasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767)Wall Brown /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lasiommata_megera_logo_36_26.png

Wall

Green-veined WhitePieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pieris_napi_male_logo_36_26.png

Green-veined White

SwallowtailPapilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Papilio_machaon_logo_36_26.png

Swallowtail

Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_euphrosyne_logo_36_26.png

Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Small CopperLycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)American CopperCommon Copper /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lycaena_phlaeas_male_logo_36_26.png

Small Copper

Small BlueCupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Cupido_minimus_male_logo_36_26.png

Small Blue

Painted LadyVanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)Cynthia carduiCosmopolitan /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/vanessa_cardui_logo_36_26.png

Painted Lady

Chequered BlueScolitantides orion (Pallas, 1771) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Scolitantides_orion_male_logo_36_26.png

Chequered Blue

Baton BluePseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779)Scolitantides baton /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pseudophilotes_baton_male_logo_36_26.png

Baton Blue

MapAraschnia levana (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Araschnia_levana_logo_36_26.png

Map

Northern Wall BrownLasiommata petropolitana (Fabricius, 1787) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Lasiommata_petropolitana_logo_36_26.png

Northern Wall Brown

Weaver's FritillaryBoloria dia (Linnaeus, 1767)Violet Fritillary /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Boloria_eunomia_male_logo_36_26.png

Weaver's Fritillary

Mallow SkipperCarcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/carcharodus_alceae_logo_36_26.png

Mallow Skipper

Scarce SwallowtailIphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)Sail SwallowtailPear-Tree Swallowtail /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Iphiclides_podalirius_logo_36_26.png

Scarce Swallowtail

Eastern Baton BluePseudophilotes vicrama (Moore, 1865)Scolitantides vicrama /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pseudophilotes_vicrama_male_logo_36_26.png

Eastern Baton Blue

Wood WhiteLeptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Leptidea_sinapis_male_logo_36_26.png

Wood White

Queen of Spain FritillaryIssoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)Argynnis lathonia /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Issoria_lathonia_logo_36_26.png

Queen of Spain Fritillary

Bath WhitePontia edusa (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pontia_edusa_male_logo_36_26.png

Bath White

Small WhitePieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)Small Cabbage WhiteCabbage WhiteCabbage ButterflyWhite butterfly /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pieris_rapae_male_logo_36_26.png

Small White

Large WhitePieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)Cabbage ButterflyCabbage WhiteLarge Cabbage White /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pieris_brassicae_male_logo_36_26.png

Large White

Clouded YellowColias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)Colias croceaColias edusa /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Colias_crocea_male_logo_36_26.png

Clouded Yellow

Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Celastrina_argiolus_male_logo_36_26.png

Holly Blue

Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Coenonympha_pamphilus_logo_36_26.png

Small Heath

Grizzled SkipperPyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pyrgus_malvae_logo_36_26.png

Grizzled Skipper

Southern Small WhitePieris mannii (Mayer, 1851) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pieris_mannii_male_logo_36_26.png

Southern Small White

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Pararge_aegeria_logo_36_26.png

Speckled Wood

Orange TipAnthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)anthocharis cardaminea /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Anthocharis_cardamines_male_logo_36_26.png

Orange Tip

Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Callophrys_rubi_logo_36_26.png

Green Hairstreak

Geranium BronzeCacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Cacyreus_marshallii_logo_36_26.png

Geranium Bronze

CommaPolygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)Nymphalis c-album /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/polygonia_c-album_logo_36_26.png

Comma

early December: Comma (Polygonia c-album)
GermanyGermany		common, hibernating
Brandenburg		common, hibernating
Berlin		common, hibernating
Bremen		common, hibernating
Baden-Württemberg		common, hibernating
Bavaria		common, hibernating
Hesse		common, hibernating
Hamburg		common, hibernating
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		common, hibernating
Lower Saxony		common, hibernating
North Rhine-Westphalia		common, hibernating
Rhineland-Palatinate		common, hibernating
Schleswig-Holstein		rare, hibernating
Saarland		common, hibernating
Saxony		common, hibernating
Saxony Anhalt		common, hibernating
Thuringia		common, hibernating

BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)Common Brimstone /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Gonepteryx_rhamni_male_logo_36_26.png

Brimstone

early December: Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
GermanyGermany		common, hibernating
Brandenburg		common, hibernating
Berlin		common, hibernating
Bremen		common, hibernating
Baden-Württemberg		common, hibernating
Bavaria		common, hibernating
Hesse		common, hibernating
Hamburg		common, hibernating
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		common, hibernating
Lower Saxony		common, hibernating
North Rhine-Westphalia		common, hibernating
Rhineland-Palatinate		common, hibernating
Schleswig-Holstein		common, hibernating
Saarland		common, hibernating
Saxony		common, hibernating
Saxony Anhalt		common, hibernating
Thuringia		common, hibernating

Large TortoiseshellNymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758) /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_polychloros_logo_36_26.png

Large Tortoiseshell

early December: Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
GermanyGermany		common, hibernating
Brandenburg		common, hibernating
Berlin		common, hibernating
Bremen		extinct
Baden-Württemberg		common, hibernating
Bavaria		common, hibernating
Hesse		common, hibernating
Hamburg		extinct
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		very rare, hibernating
Lower Saxony		rare, hibernating
North Rhine-Westphalia		common, hibernating
Rhineland-Palatinate		common, hibernating
Schleswig-Holstein		very rare, hibernating
Saarland		common, hibernating
Saxony		common, hibernating
Saxony Anhalt		common, hibernating
Thuringia		common, hibernating

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)Pyrameis atalantaRed Admirable /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/vanessa_atalanta_logo_36_26.png

Red Admiral

early December: Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
GermanyGermany		common, hibernating
Brandenburg		common, hibernating
Berlin		common, hibernating
Bremen		common, hibernating
Baden-Württemberg		common, hibernating
Bavaria		common, hibernating
Hesse		common, hibernating
Hamburg		common, hibernating
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		common, hibernating
Lower Saxony		common, hibernating
North Rhine-Westphalia		common, hibernating
Rhineland-Palatinate		common, hibernating
Schleswig-Holstein		rare, hibernating
Saarland		common, hibernating
Saxony		common, hibernating
Saxony Anhalt		common, hibernating
Thuringia		common, hibernating

Camberwell BeautyNymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)Mourning Cloak /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/Nymphalis_antiopa_logo_36_26.png

Camberwell Beauty

early December: Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
GermanyGermany		rare, hibernating
Brandenburg		common, hibernating
Berlin		common, hibernating
Bremen		extinct
Baden-Württemberg		common, hibernating
Bavaria		common, hibernating
Hesse		very rare, hibernating
Hamburg		common, hibernating
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		common, hibernating
Lower Saxony		common, hibernating
North Rhine-Westphalia		very rare, hibernating
Rhineland-Palatinate		rare, hibernating
Schleswig-Holstein		rare, hibernating
Saarland		common, hibernating
Saxony		common, hibernating
Saxony Anhalt		common, hibernating
Thuringia		common, hibernating

PeacockAglais io (Linnaeus, 1758)Inachis ioNymphalis ioEuropean PeacockPeacock Butterfly /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_io_logo_36_26.png

Peacock

early December: Peacock (Aglais io)
GermanyGermany		common, hibernating
Brandenburg		common, hibernating
Berlin		common, hibernating
Bremen		common, hibernating
Baden-Württemberg		common, hibernating
Bavaria		common, hibernating
Hesse		common, hibernating
Hamburg		common, hibernating
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		common, hibernating
Lower Saxony		common, hibernating
North Rhine-Westphalia		common, hibernating
Rhineland-Palatinate		common, hibernating
Schleswig-Holstein		common, hibernating
Saarland		common, hibernating
Saxony		common, hibernating
Saxony Anhalt		common, hibernating
Thuringia		common, hibernating

Yellow-legged TortoiseshellNymphalis xanthomelas /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_xanthomelas_japonica_logo_36_26.png

Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

early December: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas)
GermanyGermany		very rare, hibernating
Brandenburg		rare, hibernating
Berlin		rare, hibernating
Bremen		very rare, hibernating
Baden-Württemberg		very rare, hibernating
Bavaria		very rare, hibernating
Hesse		very rare, hibernating
Hamburg		common, hibernating
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		very rare, hibernating
Lower Saxony		very rare, hibernating
North Rhine-Westphalia		very rare, hibernating
Rhineland-Palatinate		very rare, hibernating
Schleswig-Holstein		very rare, hibernating
Saarland		not domestic
Saxony		common, hibernating
Saxony Anhalt		very rare, hibernating
Thuringia		very rare, hibernating

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)Nymphalis urticae /PicturesNA/ButterflyLogos/nymphalis_urticae_logo_36_26.png

Small Tortoiseshell

early December: Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
GermanyGermany		common, hibernating
Brandenburg		common, hibernating
Berlin		common, hibernating
Bremen		common, hibernating
Baden-Württemberg		common, hibernating
Bavaria		common, hibernating
Hesse		common, hibernating
Hamburg		common, hibernating
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		common, hibernating
Lower Saxony		common, hibernating
North Rhine-Westphalia		common, hibernating
Rhineland-Palatinate		common, hibernating
Schleswig-Holstein		common, hibernating
Saarland		common, hibernating
Saxony		common, hibernating
Saxony Anhalt		common, hibernating
Thuringia		common, hibernating

Number of species

107

126

142

155

152

156

145

134

112

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