Insects
by Per Hoffmann Olsen
Choose a family within Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera / Papilionoidea / Nymphalidae / Limenitidinae
| Apaturinae |
| Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
| [EN] Lesser Purple Emperor [DE] Kleiner Schillerfalter [DA] Øjeplet-iris |
| Apaturinae |
| Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
| [EN] Lesser Purple Emperor [DE] Kleiner Schillerfalter [DA] Øjeplet-iris |
| Apaturinae |
| Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Juli 2003: Rescanned with Nikon Coolscan IV
[EN] Purple Emperor [DE] Großer Schillerfalter [DA] Iris |
| Apaturinae |
| Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Juli 2003: Rescanned with Nikon Coolscan IV
[EN] Purple Emperor [DE] Großer Schillerfalter [DA] Iris |
| Apaturinae |
| Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Fresh species. (N4)
[EN] Purple Emperor [DE] Großer Schillerfalter [DA] Iris |
| Heliconiinae |
| Argynnis paphia |
| [EN] Silver-washed Fritillary [DE] Kaisermantel [DA] Kejserkåbe |
| Heliconiinae |
| Argynnis paphia |
| [EN] Silver-washed Fritillary [DE] Kaisermantel [DA] Kejserkåbe |
| Heliconiinae |
| Argynnis paphia |
| A female species.
[EN] Silver-washed Fritillary [DE] Kaisermantel [DA] Kejserkåbe |
| Heliconiinae |
| Argynnis paphia |
| A female species.
[EN] Silver-washed Fritillary [DE] Kaisermantel [DA] Kejserkåbe |
| Heliconiinae |
| Clossiana dia |
| [EN] Weavers Fritillary [DE] Magerrasen-Perlmutterfalter [DA] Stedmoder-perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Clossiana dia |
| [EN] Weavers Fritillary [DE] Magerrasen-Perlmutterfalter [DA] Stedmoder-perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Clossiana dia |
| [EN] Weavers Fritillary [DE] Magerrasen-Perlmutterfalter [DA] Stedmoder-perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Clossiana euphrosyne |
| [EN] Pearl-bordered Fritillary [DE] Silberfleck-Perlmutterfalter [DA] Rødlig perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Clossiana euphrosyne |
| [EN] Pearl-bordered Fritillary [DE] Silberfleck-Perlmutterfalter [DA] Rødlig perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Clossiana euphrosyne |
| [EN] Pearl-bordered Fritillary [DE] Silberfleck-Perlmutterfalter [DA] Rødlig perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Clossiana euphrosyne |
| The Female is the one upside-down
[EN] Pearl-bordered Fritillary [DE] Silberfleck-Perlmutterfalter [DA] Rødlig perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Clossiana selene |
| [EN] Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary [DE] Braunfleckiger Perlmutterfalter [DA] Brunlig perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Issoria lathonia |
| A female species.
[EN] Queen of Spain Fritillary [DE] Kleiner Perlmutterfalter [DA] Storplettet perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Issoria lathonia |
| A male species.
[EN] Queen of Spain Fritillary [DE] Kleiner Perlmutterfalter [DA] Storplettet perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Issoria lathonia |
| [EN] Queen of Spain Fritillary [DE] Kleiner Perlmutterfalter [DA] Storplettet perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Issoria lathonia |
| [EN] Queen of Spain Fritillary [DE] Kleiner Perlmutterfalter [DA] Storplettet perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Issoria lathonia |
| [EN] Queen of Spain Fritillary [DE] Kleiner Perlmutterfalter [DA] Storplettet perlemorsommerfugl |
| Heliconiinae |
| Speyeria aglaja |
| [EN] Dark Green Fritillary [DE] Großer Perlmutterfalter [DA] Mark perlemorsommerfugl |
| Limenitidinae |
| Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) |
| [EN] White Admiral [DE] Kleiner Eisvogel [DA] Hvid admiral |
| Limenitidinae |
| Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) |
| [EN] White Admiral [DE] Kleiner Eisvogel [DA] Hvid admiral |
| Limenitidinae |
| Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763) |
| [EN] Hungarian Glider [DE] Schwarzer Trauerfalter [DA] |
| Limenitidinae |
| Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763) |
| Observed 5+ species in Donaupark near the Donautower. Even mating species, but high up in the trees. ... [EN] Hungarian Glider [DE] Schwarzer Trauerfalter [DA] |
| Limenitidinae |
| Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763) |
| At last i could get close enough to get a nice picture
[EN] Hungarian Glider [DE] Schwarzer Trauerfalter [DA] |
| Limenitidinae |
| Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763) |
| [EN] Hungarian Glider [DE] Schwarzer Trauerfalter [DA] |
| Limenitidinae |
| Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763) |
| The underside of a N. rivularis
[EN] Hungarian Glider [DE] Schwarzer Trauerfalter [DA] |
| Limenitidinae |
| Neptis rivularis (Scopoli, 1763) |
| [EN] Hungarian Glider [DE] Schwarzer Trauerfalter [DA] |
| Melitaeinae |
| Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) |
| [EN] Heath Fritillary [DE] Wachtelweizen- Scheckenfalter [DA] Brun pletvinge |
| Melitaeinae |
| Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) |
| [EN] Heath Fritillary [DE] Wachtelweizen- Scheckenfalter [DA] Brun pletvinge |
| Melitaeinae |
| Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) |
| [EN] Heath Fritillary [DE] Wachtelweizen- Scheckenfalter [DA] Brun pletvinge |
| Melitaeinae |
| Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) |
| A good indicator that this is the M. athalia is found in the colour of the backwing margin. If it do ... [EN] Heath Fritillary [DE] Wachtelweizen- Scheckenfalter [DA] Brun pletvinge |
| Melitaeinae |
| Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) |
| Just like last Summer, there were hundreds of these sitting on the forrest roads
[EN] Heath Fritillary [DE] Wachtelweizen- Scheckenfalter [DA] Brun pletvinge |
| Nymphalinae |
| Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common throughout Europe. [EN] Small Tortoiseshell [DE] Kleiner Fuchs [DA] Nældens takvinge |
| Nymphalinae |
| Araschnia levana |
| 2nd brood, underside
[EN] Map Butterfly [DE] Landkärtchen [DA] Nældesommerfugl |
| Nymphalinae |
| Araschnia levana |
| 1st brood
[EN] Map Butterfly [DE] Landkärtchen [DA] Nældesommerfugl |
| Nymphalinae |
| Araschnia levana |
| 1st brood
[EN] Map Butterfly [DE] Landkärtchen [DA] Nældesommerfugl |
| Nymphalinae |
| Araschnia levana |
| Together with the A. io.
[EN] Map Butterfly [DE] Landkärtchen [DA] Nældesommerfugl |
| Nymphalinae |
| Araschnia levana |
| Mass occurrence in Waldviertel Loweraustria July 2009 [EN] Map Butterfly [DE] Landkärtchen [DA] Nældesommerfugl |
| Nymphalinae |
| Araschnia levana |
| Mass occurrence in Waldviertel Loweraustria July 2009 [EN] Map Butterfly [DE] Landkärtchen [DA] Nældesommerfugl |
| Nymphalinae |
| Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Peacock [DE] Tagpfauenauge [DA] Dagpåfugleøje |
| Nymphalinae |
| Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Peacock [DE] Tagpfauenauge [DA] Dagpåfugleøje |
| Nymphalinae |
| Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Female laying eggs [EN] Peacock [DE] Tagpfauenauge [DA] Dagpåfugleøje |
| Nymphalinae |
| Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Larva [EN] Peacock [DE] Tagpfauenauge [DA] Dagpåfugleøje |
| Nymphalinae |
| Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Peacock [DE] Tagpfauenauge [DA] Dagpåfugleøje |
| Nymphalinae |
| Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Larva [EN] Peacock [DE] Tagpfauenauge [DA] Dagpåfugleøje |
| Nymphalinae |
| Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Larva getting ready for the pupa stage. Please note that the red dots along the back on this species ... [EN] Camberwell Beauty [DE] Trauermantel [DA] Sørgekåbe |
| Nymphalinae |
| Nymphalis polychloros |
| After walking around for 2 hours in L. Tiergarten without seing any butterflies at all - i decided t ... [EN] Large Tortoiseshell [DE] Großer Fuchs [DA] Kirsebærtakvinge, Stor Ræv |
| Nymphalinae |
| Polygonia c-album |
| [EN] Comma [DE] C-Falter [DA] Det Hvide C |
| Nymphalinae |
| Polygonia c-album |
| Taken with build-in Flash. [EN] Comma [DE] C-Falter [DA] Det Hvide C |
| Nymphalinae |
| Polygonia c-album |
| [EN] Comma [DE] C-Falter [DA] Det Hvide C |
| Nymphalinae |
| Polygonia c-album |
| Same c-album as picture no. 2, but taken without flash in bright sunlight. [EN] Comma [DE] C-Falter [DA] Det Hvide C |
| Nymphalinae |
| Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Red Admiral [DE] Admiral [DA] Admiral |
| Nymphalinae |
| Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Red Admiral [DE] Admiral [DA] Admiral |
| Nymphalinae |
| Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Red Admiral [DE] Admiral [DA] Admiral |
| Nymphalinae |
| Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Fresh species
[EN] Painted Lady [DE] Distelfalter [DA] Tidselsommerfugl |
| Nymphalinae |
| Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Painted Lady [DE] Distelfalter [DA] Tidselsommerfugl |
| Nymphalinae |
| Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Its generally known that insects has 6 legs, but with some Butterflies, like the V. cardui, the firs ... [EN] Painted Lady [DE] Distelfalter [DA] Tidselsommerfugl |
| Nymphalinae |
| Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Painted Lady [DE] Distelfalter [DA] Tidselsommerfugl |
| Satyrinae |
| Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Juli 2003: Rescanned with Nikon Coolscan IV
[EN] Ringlet [DE] Brauner Waldvogel [DA] Engrandøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Ringlet [DE] Brauner Waldvogel [DA] Engrandøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Coenonympha arcania |
| [EN] Pearly Heath [DE] Wießbindiges Wiesenvögelschen [DA] Perlemorrandøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Coenonympha arcania |
| [EN] Pearly Heath [DE] Wießbindiges Wiesenvögelschen [DA] Perlemorrandøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Coenonympha arcania |
| [EN] Pearly Heath [DE] Wießbindiges Wiesenvögelschen [DA] Perlemorrandøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Coenonympha glycerion |
| [EN] Chestnut Heath [DE] Rotbraunes Wiesenvögelchen [DA] Kastaniebrunt randøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Coenonympha pamphilus |
| [EN] Small Heath [DE] Kleines Wiesenvögelchen [DA] Okkergul randøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Coenonympha pamphilus |
| [EN] Small Heath [DE] Kleines Wiesenvögelchen [DA] Okkergul randøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805) |
| [EN] Large Ringlet [DE] Weißbindiger Bergwald-Mohrenfalter [DA] |
| Satyrinae |
| Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805) |
| [EN] Large Ringlet [DE] Weißbindiger Bergwald-Mohrenfalter [DA] |
| Satyrinae |
| Erebia ligea (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] [DE] Weißbindiger Mohrenfalter [DA] |
| Satyrinae |
| Erebia ligea (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] [DE] Weißbindiger Mohrenfalter [DA] |
| Satyrinae |
| Erebia pronoe |
| This could also be the E. cassioides or E. montana. But E. cassioides is not known in Lower-austria ... [EN] Water Ringlet [DE] Wasser-Mohrenfalter [DA] |
| Satyrinae |
| Hippachia alcyone |
| This could be the H. fagi as well. But i put under H. alcyone because of the size of the species. It ... [EN] Rock Grayling [DE] Kleiner Waldportier [DA] Klipperandøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Kanetisa circe |
| [EN] Great Banded Grayling [DE] Weißer Waldportier [DA] |
| Satyrinae |
| Kanetisa circe |
| [EN] Great Banded Grayling [DE] Weißer Waldportier [DA] |
| Satyrinae |
| Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Large Wall Brown [DE] Braunauge [DA] |
| Satyrinae |
| Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Large Wall Brown [DE] Braunauge [DA] |
| Satyrinae |
| Lasiommata megera |
| [EN] Wall Brown [DE] Mauerfuchs [DA] Vejrandøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Lopinga achine (Scopoli, 1763) |
| [EN] Woodland Brown [DE] Gelbringfalter [DA] |
| Satyrinae |
| Maniola jurtina |
| [EN] Meadow Brown [DE] Großes Ochsenauge [DA] Stort Okseøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Maniola jurtina |
| Female [EN] Meadow Brown [DE] Großes Ochsenauge [DA] Stort Okseøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Maniola jurtina |
| Male [EN] Meadow Brown [DE] Großes Ochsenauge [DA] Stort Okseøje |
| Satyrinae |
| Melanargia galathea |
| [EN] Marbled White [DE] Schachbrett [DA] Galathea |
| Satyrinae |
| Melanargia galathea |
| [EN] Marbled White [DE] Schachbrett [DA] Galathea |
| Satyrinae |
| Melanargia galathea |
| [EN] Marbled White [DE] Schachbrett [DA] Galathea |
| Satyrinae |
| Melanargia galathea |
| [EN] Marbled White [DE] Schachbrett [DA] Galathea |
| Satyrinae |
| Minois dryas |
| Male [EN] Dryad [DE] Blaukernauge [DA] |
| Satyrinae |
| Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Speckled Wood [DE] Waldbrettspiel [DA] Skovrandøje |
