List of butterfly species in North Rhine-Westphalia

The list of butterfly species in North Rhine-Westphalia names the species of butterflies from the superfamily of the Papilionoidea in the various regions of North Rhine-Westphalia, particularly based on the Red List of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia .

Species list

Art	Scientific name	Remarks	image
Little fox	Aglais urticae
Aurora butterfly	Anthocharis cardamines
Little Schiller Butterfly	Apatura ilia
Great Schiller Butterfly	Apatura iris
Chimney sweep , brown forest bird	Aphantopus hyperantus
Tree white butterfly	Aporia crataegi
Land map	Araschnia levana
Fiery mother-of-pearl butterfly	Argynnis adippe
Large mother-of-pearl butterfly	Argynnis aglaja
Middle mother-of-pearl butterfly	Argynnis niobe
Imperial coat	Argynnis paphia
Little blue sun rose	Aricia agestis
Blue cranesbill	Aricia eumedon
High-moor mother-of-pearl butterfly	Boloria aquilonaris
Lean-grass mother-of-pearl butterfly	Boloria dia
Edge ring mother-of-pearl butterfly	Boloria eunomia
Silberfleck mother-of-pearl butterfly	Boloria euphrosyne
Brown-spotted mother-of-pearl butterfly	Boloria selene
Meadowsweet mother-of-pearl butterfly	Brenthis ino
White forest porter	Brintesia circe
Blue pelargonium	Cacyreus marshalli
Green hairstreak	Callophrys rubi
Mallow thick-headed butterfly	Carcharodus alceae
Yellow-cubed thick-headed butterfly	Carterocephalus palaemon
Buckthorn blue	Celastrina argiolus
Mountain witch	Chazara briseis
White-headed meadow bird	Coenonympha arcania
Red-brown meadow bird	Coenonympha glycerion
Forest meadow bird	Coenonympha hero
Little meadow bird	Coenonympha pamphilus
Large meadow bird	Coenonympha tullia
Horseshoe clover yellow	Colias alfacariensis
Postillon	Colias croceus
Golden eight	Colias hyale
Hochmoor-Gelbling	Colias palaeno
Short-tailed blue	Cupid argiades
Dwarf blue	Cupid minimus
Graubindiger Mohrenfalter	Erebia aethiops
Whitebinded Moore Butterfly	Erebia ligea
Round-eyed Moorish butterfly	Erebia medusa
Crown pea butterflies	Erynnis day
Golden piebald butterfly	Euphydryas aurinia
May bird	Euphydryas maturna
Alexis blue , large point blue	Glaucopsyche alexis
Brimstone butterfly	Gonepteryx rhamni
Cowslip Cubes	Hamearis lucina
Comma thick head butterfly	Hesperia comma
Spiegelfleck-Dickkopfffalter	Heteropterus morpheus
Little forest porter	Hipparchia alcyone
Great forest porter	Hipparchia fagi
Rust bandage	Hipparchia semele
Small rust band , iron-colored velvet butterfly	Hipparchia statilinus
Little ox eye	Hyponephele lycaon
Peacock butterfly	Inachis io
Sail butterfly	Iphiclides podalirius
Small mother-of-pearl butterfly	Issoria lathonia
Western mignonette	Pontia daplidice
Big blue wanderer	Lampides boeticus
Brown eye	Lasiommata maera
Wall fox	Lasiommata megera
Cryptic mustard white butterfly	Leptidea juvernica
Mustard white butterfly	Leptidea sinapis
Little blue wanderer	Leptotes pirithous
Little kingfisher	Limenitis camilla
Big kingfisher	Limenitis populi
Blue and black kingfisher	Limenitis reducta
Yellow ring butterfly	Lopinga achine
Purple fire butterfly	Lycaena alciphron
Big fire butterfly	Lycaena dispar
Blue iridescent fire butterfly	Lycaena bright
Purple Gold Fire Butterfly	Lycaena hippothoe
Little fire butterfly	Lycaena phlaeas
Brown fire butterfly	Lycaena tityrus
Ducat fire butterfly	Lycaena virgaureae
Blue gentian	Maculinea alcon
Quendel blue ant	Maculinea arion
Dark blue ant bluebird	Maculinea nausithous
Cross gentian blue ant	Maculinea rebeli
Light blue ant bluebird	Maculinea teleius
Big ox eye	Maniola jurtina
Checkerboard butterfly	Melanargia galathea
Quail wheat piebald butterflies	Melitaea athalia
Speedwell piebald	Melitaea aurelia
Plantain butterfly	Melitaea cinxia
Valerian butterfly	Melitaea diamina
Red pied butterfly	Melitaea didyma
Blue-eyed forest porter	Minois dryas
Blue oak hairstreak	Neozephyrus quercus
Mourning gown	Nymphalis antiopa
Big fox	Nymphalis polychloros
Eastern big fox	Aglais xanthomelas
Rust-colored thick-headed butterfly	Ochlodes venata
dovetail	Papilio machaon
Forest board game	Pararge aegeria
Apollo butterfly	Parnassius apollo
Large cabbage white butterfly	Pieris brassicae
Rapeseed white butterfly	Pieris napi
Little cabbage white butterfly	Pieris rapae
Blue Argus	Plebeius argus
Blue vetch	Plebeius argyrognomon
Idas blue	Plebeius idas
Blue bog	Plebeius optilete
C-folder	Polygonia c-album
Bluebird vetch	Polyommatus amanda
Sky-blue blues	Polyommatus bellargus
Silver-green bluish	Polyommatus coridon
Large bluish saspette	Polyommatus damon
Blue velvet	Polyommatus dorylas
Common blue	Polyommatus icarus
Purple forest blue	Polyommatus semiargus
Small bluish saspette	Polyommatus thersites
Quendel blue	Pseudophilotes baton
Sun rose cube thick-headed butterfly	Pyrgus alveus complex
Steppe heather cube thick-headed butterfly	Pyrgus carthami
Small dice thick-headed butterfly	Pyrgus malvae
Black-brown dice thick-headed butterfly	Pyrgus serratulae
Red-brown ox-eye	Pyronia tithonus
Brown oak hairstreak	Satyrium ilicis
Plum hairstreak	Satyrium pruni
Buckthorn hairstreak	Satyrium spini
Elm hairstreak	Satyrium w album
Bluish sedum	Scolitantides orion
Red dice thick-headed butterfly	Spialia sertorius
Renal spot hairstreak	Thecla betulae
Matt-pecked brown thick-headed butterfly	Thymelicus acteon
Black-spotted brown thick-headed butterfly	Thymelicus ineola
Brown-piston brown thick-headed butterfly	Thymelicus sylvestris
admiral	Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady	Vanessa Cardui

literature

• Hans Dudler, Helmut Kinkler, Rainer Lechner, Hans Retzlaff, Willibald Schmitz, Heinz Schumacher: Red list of endangered butterflies (Lepidoptera) in North Rhine-Westphalia. Third version with list of species. In: State Office for Ecology, Land Management and Forests / State Office for Agricultural Regulation, North Rhine-Westphalia (Ed.): Red list of endangered plants and animals in North Rhine-Westphalia. 3rd version, 1999, LÖBF series 17: 575–626.

See also

• Nature in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Red list of endangered plants, fungi and animals in North Rhine-Westphalia

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Red list of endangered plants, fungi and animals in North Rhine-Westphalia ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.