Butterflies of Nordrhein-Westfalen - Germany. Butterflies. of Nordrhein-Westfalen. Germany

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1 Butterflies of Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany 1

2 Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar Bradley Millar 2

3 Table of Contents Profile: Nordrhein-Westfalen Nymphalidae - Edelfalter Lyceanidae - Bläulinge Hesperidae - Dickkopffalter Peridae - Weisslinge Papilonidae - Ritterfalter

4 Profile: Nordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia is the state deep in the West of Germany. The region between Selfkant in the West and Höxter in the East, Hellenthal in the South and Rahden in the North, is home to some 18 million people who live on a surface area of over 34,000 square kilometres. This not only makes North Rhine-Westphalia the most populous of the 16 German states, it also means that more people live in this state than, for instance, in the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria or Switzerland. Nearly half of North Rhine-Westphalia s land area is used for agriculture, forests cover one quarter of the state s surface. Altogether, North Rhine-Westphalia has 14 nature parks, some of which it shares with other states, and one national park, the Eifel. There are 29 cities with more than 100,000 residents. The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia is Cologne with a population of about one million, Düsseldorf is the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia

5 Nymphalidae Edelfalter 1 2 Gelvlter Lopinga achine Woodland Brown Feuriger Perlmuttfalter Argynnis adippe High Brown Fritillary 3 4 Waldbrettspiel Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood Graubindiger Mohrenfalter Erebia aethiops Scotch Argus 5

6 Nymphalidae Edelfalter 5 6 Großer Perlmuttfalte Argynnis aglaja Dark Green Fritillary Kleiner Waldportier Hipparchia alcyone Rock Grayling 7 8 Trauermantel Nymphalis antiopa, Mourning Cloak Hochmoor-Perlmuttfalter Boloria aquilonaris Cranberry Fritillary 6

7 Nymphalidae Edelfalter 9 10 Weißbindiges Wiesenvögelchen Coenonympha arcania Pearly Heath Wachtelweizen-Scheckenfalter Melitaea athalia Heath Fritillary Ehrenpreis-Scheckenfalter Melitaea aurelia Nickerl s Fritillary Goldener Scheckenfalter Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritilliary 7

8 Nymphalidae Edelfalter Berghexe Chazara briseis Hermit C-Falter Polygonia c-album Comma butterfly Kleiner Eisvogel Limenitis camilla White Admiral Distelfalter Vanessa cardui Painted Lady 8

9 Nymphalidae Edelfalter Baldrian-Scheckenfalter Melitaea diamina False Heath Fritillary Wegerich-Scheckenfalter Melitaea cinxia Glanville Fritillary Weißer Waldportier Brintesia circe Great Banded Graylig Magerrasen-Perlmuttfalter Boloria dia Violet Fritillary 9

10 Nymphalidae Edelfalter Roter Scheckenfalter Melitaea didyma Red-band Fritillary Blauäugiger Waldportier Minois dryas Dryad Randring-Permuttfalter Boloria eunomia Bog Fritillary Silberfleck-Perlmuttfalter Boloria euphrosyne Pearl-bordered Fritillary 10

11 Nymphalidae Edelfalter Schachbrettfalter Melanargia galathea Marbled White Rostbraunes Wiesenvögelchen Coenonympha glycerion Pearly Heath Schornsteinfeger Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet Kleiner Schillerfalter Apatura ilia Lesser Purple Emperor 11

12 Nymphalidae Edelfalter Mädesüß-Perlmuttfalter Brenthis ino Lesser Marbled Fritillary Tagpfauenauge Inachis io European Peacock Großer Schillerfalter Apatura iris Purple Emperor Großes Ochsenauge Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown 12

13 Nymphalidae Edelfalter Kleiner Perlmuttfalter Issoria lathonia Queen of Spain Fritillary Landkärtchen Araschnia levana Map Braunauge Lasiommata maera Large Wall Maivogel Euphydryas maturna Scarce Fritillary 13

14 Nymphalidae Edelfalter Rundaugen-Mohrenfalter Erebia medusa Woodland Ringlet Mauerfuchs Lasiommata megera Speckled Wood Mittlerer Perlmuttfalter Plebeius optilete Cranberry Blue Kleines Wiesenvögelchen Coenonympha pamphilus Small Heath 14

15 Nymphalidae Edelfalter Kaisermantel Argynnis paphia Silver-washed Fritillary Großer Fuchs Nymphalis polychloros Large Tortoiseshell Großer Eisvogel Limenitis populi Poplar Admiral Kreuzenzian-Ameisenbläuling Maculinea rebeli Lyceanidae 15

16 Nymphalidae Edelfalter Blauschwarzer Eisvogel Limenitis reducta Southern White Admiral Braunfleckiger-Perlmuttfalter Boloria selene Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Rostbinde Hipparchia semele Grayling Rotbraunes Ochsenauge Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper 16

17 Nymphalidae Edelfalter Großes Wiesenvögelchen Coenonympha tullia Large Heath Kleiner Fuchs Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell Östlicher Großer Fuchs Nymphalis xanthomelas Scarce Tortoiseshell Großer Waldportier Hipparchia fagi Woodland Grayling 17

18 Nymphalidae Edelfalter Wald Wiesenvögelchen Coenonympha hero Scarce Heath Weißbindiger Mohrenfalter Erebia ligea Arran Brown Kleines Ochsenauge Hyponephele lycaon Dusky Meadow Brown Kleine Rostbinde Hipparchia statilinus Tree Grayling 18

19 Lycaenidae Bläulinge Kleiner Sonnenröschen-Bläuling Aricia agestis Brown Argus Violetter Feuerfalter Lycaena alciphron Purple-Shot Copper Lungenenzian-Ameisenbläuling Maculinea alcon Alcon Blue Alexis-Bläuling Glaucopsyche alexis Green-Underside Blue 19

20 Lycaenidae Bläulinge Vogelwicken-Bläuling Polyommatus amanda Amanda s Blue Kurzschwänziger Bläuling Cupido argiades Short-tailed Blue Faulbaumbläuling Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue Argus-Bläuling Plebeius argus Silver-studded Blue 20

21 Lycaenidae Bläulinge Kronwicken-Bläuling Plebeius argyrognomon Reverdin s Blue Quendel-Ameisenbläuling Maculinea arion Large Blue Quendel-Bläuling Pseudophilotes baton Baton blue Himmelblauer Bläuling Polyommatus bellargus Adonis Blue 21

22 Lycaenidae Bläulinge Nierenfleck-Zipfelfalter Thecla betulae Brown Hairstreak Großer Wanderbläuling Lampides boeticus Pea Blue Silber-Bläuling Polyommatus coridon Bossamerwinged Butterfly Großer Esparsettenbläuling Polyommatus damon Damon Blue 22

23 Lycaenidae Bläulinge Großer Feuerfalter Lycaena dispar Large Copper Wundklee-Bläuling Polyommatus dorylas Turquoise Blue Storchschnabel Bläuling Aricia eumedon Germanium Argus Blauschillernder Feuerfalter Lycaena helle Violet Copper 23

24 Lycaenidae Bläulinge Lilagold-Feuerfalter Lycaena hippothoe Purple-edged Copper Gemeiner Bläuling Polyommatus icarus Common Blue Idas-Bläuling Plebeius idas Northern Blue Brauner Eichen-Zipfelfalter Satyrium ilicis Ilex Hairstreak 24

25 Lycaenidae Bläulinge Pelargonien-Bläuling Cacyreus marshalli Geranium Bronze Zwerg-Bläuling Cupido minimus Small Blue Dunkler Wiesenknopf-Ameisenbläuling Maculinea nausithous Dusky Large Blue Hochmoor-Bläuling Plebeius optilete Cranberry Blue 25

26 Lycaenidae Bläulinge Fetthennen-Bläuling Scolitantides orion Chequered Blue Butterfly Kleiner Feuerfalter Lycaena phlaeas American Copper Kleiner Wanderbläuling Leptotes pirithous Commmon Zebra Blue Pflaumen-Zipfelfalter Satyrium pruni Black Hairstreak 26

27 Lycaenidae Bläulinge Blauer Eichen-Zipfelfalter Neozephyrus quercus Purple Hairstreak Grüner Zipfelfalter Callophrys rubi Green Hairstreak Violetter Waldbläuling Polyommatus semiargus Mazarine Blue Kreuzdorn-Zipfelfalter Satyrium spini Blue Spot Hairstreak 27

28 Lycaenidae Bläulinge Heller Wiesenknopf-Ameisenbläuling Maculinea teleius Scarce Large Blue Kleiner Esparsetten-Bläuling Polyommatus thersites Chapman s Blue Brauner Feuerfalter Lycaena tityrus Sooty Copper Dukaten-Feuerfalter Lycaena virgaureae Scarce copper 28

29 Lycaenidae Bläulinge Ulmen-Zipfelfalter Satyrium w-album White-letter Hairstreak Schlüsselblumen-Würfelfalter Hamearis lucina Duke of Burgundy 29

30 Hesperiidae Dickkopffalter Mattscheckiger Braundickkopffalte Thymelicus acteon Lulworth Skipper Malven-Dickkopffalter Carcharodus alceae Mallow Skipper Sonnenröschen-Würfel-Dickkopffalter Pyrgus alveus-komplex Large Grizzled Skipper Steppenheiden-Würfeldickkopffalter Pyrgus carthami Safflower Skipper 30

31 Hesperiidae Dickkopffalter Komma-Dickkopffalter Hesperia comma Gras skipper Schwarzkolbiger Braun-Dickkopffalter Thymelicus lineola Essex Skipper Kleiner Würfel-Dickkopffalter Pyrgus malvae Grizzled Skipper Spiegelfleck-Dickkopffalter Heteropterus morpheus Large Chequered Skipper 31

32 Hesperiidae Dickkopffalter Gelbwürfeliger Dickkopffalter Carterocephalus palaemon Chequered Skipper Schwarzbrauner Würfeldickkopffalter Pyrgus serratulae Olive Skipper Roter Würfel-Dickkopffalter Spialia sertorius Red-underwing Skipper Braunkolbiger Braundickkopffalter Thymelicus sylvestris Small Skipper 32

33 Hesperiidae Dickkopffalter Kronwicken-Dickkopffalter Erynnis tages Dingy Skipper Rostfarbiger Dickkopffalter Ochlodes venata Large Skipper 33

34 Pieridae Weißlinge Hufeisenklee-Gelbling Colias alfacariensis Berger`s Clouded Yellow Großer Kohlweißling Pieris brassicae Large White Aurorafalter Anthocharis cardamines Orange Tip Baumweißling Aporia crataegi Black-Veined White 34

35 Pieridae Weißlinge Postillon Colias croceus Dark Clouded Yellow Resedaweißling Pontia daplidice-komplex Bath White Goldene Acht Colias hyale Pale Clouded Yellow Rapsweißling Pieris napi Green-veined White 35

36 Pieridae Weißlinge Hochmoor-Gelbling Colias palaeno Moorland Clouded Yellow Kleiner Kohlweißling Pieris rapae Small White Senfweißling Leptidea reali /Leptidea sinapsis Wood White Zitronenfalter Gonepteryx rhamni Common Brimstone 36

37 Papilionidae Ritterfalter Apollofalter Parnassius apollo Mountain Apollo Schwalbenschwanz Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail 37

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