Family Schoenlappers.
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The Atalanta.
The striking colors make the atalanta one of the easiest garden butterflies to spot. Yet it is a migratory butterfly from North Africa and Southern Europe. Today, more and more atalantas are seen in December and January wintering here in mild winters. The atalantas are seen until November. Sugars are absorbed from rotting fruits to survive the winter. The atalanta does not tolerate frost well, but some survive as a butterfly in winter.
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Males and females look the same and have a recognizable top.
De Dagpauwoog.
This striking garden butterfly is in decline, but is still widespread. The peacock is one of the easiest species to spot when active. When startled, the butterflies move to make the large eye spots stand out even more and produce a hissing sound by rubbing the wings together. They hibernate as a butterfly.
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The females are slightly larger than the males but look the same. Very rare are the butterflies without large 'eyes' on the rear wing. The butterflies can live to be ten months old.
The Thistle Butterfly.
The thistle butterfly is a very common migratory butterfly that can be seen everywhere, but the numbers vary considerably every year. The butterflies arrive in the spring and spawn a new generation on different thistle species. In the autumn, some of the butterflies retreat to the south, the rest die here.
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Newly hatched butterflies have a beautiful bright pink cast across the wings, which blends into the orange ground color.
The size may vary but males and females have the same markings.
The Chopped aurelia.
The serrated edge sets this butterfly apart from all others. In March and April the butterflies are seen coming out of the winter. The male defends a small territory and inspects all intruders to find a female.
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The characteristic wing margin is less jagged in females and the wings are slightly paler. Butterflies with dark wings are rare.
The Map.
A common butterfly that only expanded into our region from the east and south in the second half of the twentieth century. The butterflies fly from mid-April to the end of June and are followed by a second generation from early July to mid-September. Most striking is that the spring generation and the summer generation are very different from each other.
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Spring shape: The light orange top is reminiscent of a mother-of-pearl butterfly, but note the white spots near the wing tip. The underside is slightly lighter than the summer shape.
Summer shape: The butterflies are dark on top and on the underside the fine drawing is reminiscent of a map.
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