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Butterflies, Beetles and other small creatures from Austria and Europe

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    For the moment this is just for Lepidoptera. Find you butterfly and click on the link to go to the thumbnailpage.

    Scientific names
    Danish common names
    German/Austrian common names
    English common names


    Lepidoptera - Scientific names

    Acronicta aceris (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Acronicta rumicis (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Amata phegea (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Angerona prunaria
    Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Apamea lithoxylaea
    Apatura ilia
    Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Aporia crataegi
    Araschnia levana
    Arctia villica
    Argynnis paphia
    Aricia agestis
    Artogeia napi
    Atolmis rubricollis
    Callimorpha dominula (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Calliteara pudibunda
    Callophrys rubi
    Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)
    Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771)
    Celastrina argiolus
    Cerura vinula
    Clossiana dia
    Clossiana euphrosyne
    Clossiana selene
    Coenonympha arcania
    Coenonympha glycerion
    Coenonympha pamphilus
    Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
    Cossus cossus
    Cybosia mesomella
    Deilephila porcellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Drepana falcataria
    Erebia euryale
    Erebia ligea
    Erebia pronoe
    Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Euplagia quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761)
    Eurrhypis pollinalis
    Everes argiades
    Everes decoloratus
    Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Habrosyne pyritoides
    Hamearis lucina
    Hemistola chrysoprasaria
    Heodes tityrus (Poda, 1761)
    Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)
    Hippachia alcyone
    Hyles gallii
    Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Issoria lathonia
    Kanetisa circe
    Lasiocampa quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Lasiommata megera
    Leptidea sinapis or Leptidea reali
    Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)
    Lycaena dispar rutila
    Lycaena phlaeas
    Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Lysandra coridon
    Macroglossum stellatarum
    Macrothylacia rubi (Rambur, 1866)
    Maniola jurtina
    Melanargia galathea
    Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)
    Mimas tiliae
    Minois dryas
    Nemophora metallica (Poda, 1761)
    Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763)
    Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Nymphalis polychloros
    Ochlodes venata (Bremer et Grey, 1853)
    Orgyia antiqua
    Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Pararge aegeria
    Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Pentophera morio
    Peribatodes secundaria
    Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Plebejus argus
    Polygonia c-album
    Polyommatus icarus
    Ptilodon capucina
    Pyrausta purpuralis
    Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Quercusia quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Rhagades pruni (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Rhyparia purpurata (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Saturnia pavonia
    Satyrium acaciae
    Satyrium spini
    Satyrium w album
    Speyeria aglaja
    Sphinx pinastri
    Spilosoma lubricipeda
    Spilosoma lutea
    Spilosoma urticae (Esper, 1789)
    Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)
    Synanthedon tipuliformis (Clerck, 1759)
    Thyatira batis
    Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
    Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761)
    Thyris fenestrella (Scopoli, 1763)
    Tyria jacobaeae (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Zygaena carniolica
    Zygaena filipendulae
    Zygaena lonicerae (Scheven, 1777)
    Zygaena loti (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Zygaena osterodensis (Reiss, 1921)


    Lepidoptera - Danish common names

    Admiral
    Ahornsugle
    Alm. blåfugl
    Apollo
    Argus blåfugl
    Aurora
    Blodplet
    Blåhale
    Brombærspinder
    Brun pletvinge
    Brunlig perlemorsommerfugl
    Citronsommerfugl
    Dagpåfugleøje
    Det Hvide C
    Duehale
    Egespinner
    Engrandøje
    Galathea
    Gråbåndet bredpande
    Grøn busksommerfugl
    Grønåret kålsommerfugl
    Gulplettet bredpande
    Hvid Tigerspinder
    Hvid admiral
    Iris
    Jomfrubjørn
    Kastaniebrunt randøje
    Katostbredpande
    Kejserkåbe
    Kirsebærtakvinge, Stor Ræv
    Klipperandøje
    Kommabredpande
    Korthaleblåfugl
    Lille ildfugl
    Lille kålsommerfugl
    Løvstræsnonne
    Mark perlemorsommerfugl
    Nældens takvinge
    Nældesommerfugl
    Okkergul randøje
    Orange høsommerfugl
    Perlemorrandøje
    Rødlig perlemorsommerfugl
    Rødplettet blåfugl
    Seksplettet køllesværmer
    Skovblåfugl
    Skovhvidvinge
    Skråstregbredpande
    Sort Ildfugl
    Spejlbredpande
    Spættet bredpande
    Stedmoder-perlemorsommerfugl
    Stor bredpande
    Stor ildfugl
    Storplettet perlemorsommerfugl
    Stort Okseøje
    Stregbredpande
    Svalehale
    Sydeuropæisk svalehale
    Sølvblåfugl
    Sørgekåbe
    Terningsommerfugl
    Tidselsommerfugl
    Vejrandøje


    Lepidoptera - German/Austrian common names

    Admiral
    Ahorneule
    Ampfereule
    Apfelbaumglasflügler
    Apollofalter
    Argus-Bläuling
    Aurorafalter
    Blauer Eichenzipfelfalter
    Blaukernauge
    Bleifleckwidderchen
    Blutbär
    Brauner Feuerfalter
    Brauner Waldvogel
    Braunfleckiger Perlmutterfalter
    Braunkolbiger Braun-Dickkopffalter
    Brombeerspinner
    Brombeerzipfelfalter
    C-Falter
    Distelfalter
    Eichenspinner
    Faulbaumbläuling
    Gelbwürfeliger Dickkopffalter
    Großer Feuerfalter
    Großer Fuchs
    Großer Perlmutterfalter
    Großer Schillerfalter
    Großes Ochsenauge
    Grünarderweißling
    Hauhechel Bläuling
    Heide-Grünwidderchen
    Johannisbeerglasflügler
    Kaisermantel
    Kleewidderchen
    Kleiner Eisvogel
    Kleiner Feuerfalter
    Kleiner Fuchs
    Kleiner Kohlweißling
    Kleiner Perlmutterfalter
    Kleiner Schlehen-Zipfelfalter
    Kleiner Sonnenröschen-Bläuling
    Kleiner Waldportier
    Kleiner Wienschwärmer
    Kleiner Würfel-Dickkopffalter
    Kleines Wiesenvögelchen
    Kommafalter
    Kreuzdorn-Zipfelfalter
    Kronwicker-Dickkopffalter
    Kurzschwänziger Bläuling
    Landkärtchen
    Magerrasen-Perlmutterfalter
    Malven-Dickkopffalter
    Mauerfuchs
    Nesselbär
    Ockergelber Dickkopffalter
    Osterluzeifalter
    Platterbsenwidderchen
    Purpurbär
    Rotbraunes Wiesenvögelchen
    Russischer Bär
    Schachbrett
    Schlüsselblumen-Würfelfalter
    Schwalbenschwanz
    Schwammspinner
    Schwarzer Trauerfalter
    Schwarzkolbiger Braun-Dickkopffalter
    Schönbär
    Sechsfleckwidderchen
    Segelfalter
    Silberfleck-Perlmutterfalter
    Silbergrüner Bläuling
    Skabiosen-Langhornmotte
    Spiegelfleck-Dickkopffalter
    Tagpfauenauge
    Taubenschwänzchen
    Tintenfleck-Weißling
    Trauermantel
    Wachtelweizen- Scheckenfalter
    Waldreben- Fensterschwärmerchen
    Wander-Gelbling
    Wasser-Mohrenfalter
    Weißbindiger Bergwald-Mohrenfalter
    Weißer Waldportier
    Wießbindiges Wiesenvögelschen
    Wießfleckwidderchen
    Zitronenfalter
    Östlicher Kurzschwänziger Bläuling


    Lepidoptera - English common names

    Apollo
    Blue-spot Hairstreak
    Brimstone
    Brown Argus
    Camberwell Beauty
    Chalk-hill Blue
    Chequered Skipper
    Chestnut Heath
    Cinnabar
    Clouded Yellow
    Comma
    Common Blue
    Currant Clearwing Moth
    Dark Green Fritillary
    Dingy Skipper
    Dryad
    Duke of Burgundy Fritillary
    Eastern Short-tailed Blue
    Essex Skipper
    Fox Moth
    Gipsy
    Great Banded Grayling
    Green Hairstreak
    Green-veined White
    Grizzled Skipper
    Heath Fritillary
    Holly Blue
    Humming-bird Hawk-moth
    Hungarian Glider
    Jersey Tiger
    Knot Grass
    Large Chequered Skipper
    Large Copper
    Large Ringlet
    Large Skipper
    Large Tortoiseshell
    Mallow Skipper
    Map Butterfly
    Marbled White
    Meadow Brown
    Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
    Nine-spotted
    Oak Eggar
    Orange Tip
    Painted Lady
    Peacock
    Pearl-bordered Fritillary
    Pearly Heath
    Purple Emperor
    Purple Hairstreak
    Queen of Spain Fritillary
    Red Admiral
    Red-belted Clearwing
    Ringlet
    Rock Grayling
    Scarce Swallowtail
    Scarlet Tiger
    Short-tailed Blue
    Silver-spotted Skipper
    Silver-studded Blue
    Silver-washed Fritillary
    Six-spot Burnet
    Sloe Hairstreak
    Small Cabbage White
    Small Copper
    Small Elephant Hawk-moth
    Small Heath
    Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
    Small Skipper
    Small Tortoiseshell
    Sooty Copper
    Southern Festoon
    Swallowtail
    Sycamore
    Wall Brown
    Water Ermine
    Water Ringlet
    Weaver's Fritillary
    White Admiral
    Wood White