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Papilionidae Pieridae Lycaenidae Tabell1 Papilionidae 2016 Juli 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Apollo Parnassius apollo 2 Small Apollo Parnassius phoebe 3 Makaon/ Common Swallowtail Papilio machaon 4 Segelfjäril/ Common Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius Pieridae 5 Skogsvitvinge/ Wood White Leptidea sinapis 6 Ängsvitvinge/ Real´s Wood White Leptidea reali 7 Hagtornsfjäril/ Black-veined White Aporia crataegi 8 Kålfjäril/ Large White Pieris brassicae 9 Rovfjäril/ Small White 10 Rapsfjäril/ Green-veined White Pieris napi 11 Dark-veined White Pieris bryonae 12 Peak White Pontia callidice 13 Rödgul höfjäril/ Clouded Yellow Colias crocea 14 Mountain Clouded yellow Colias phicomone 15 Ljusgul höfjäril/ Pale Clouded Yellow Colias hyale 16 Berger's Clouded Yellow Colias alfacariensis 17 Citronfjäril/ Brimstone Lycaenidae 18 Mindre guldvinge/ Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas 19 Vitfläckig guldvinge/ Scarce Copper Lycaena virgaureae 20 Violettkantad guldvinge/ Purple-edged Copper Lycaena hippothoe 21 Eksnabbvinge/ Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus 22 Blue-spot Hairstreak Satyrium spini 23 Almsnabbvinge/ White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album 24 Krattsnabbvinge/ Ilex Hairstreak Satyrium ilicis 25 Busksnabbvinge/ Black Hairstreak Satyrium pruni 26 Sloe Hairstreak Satyrium acaciae 27 Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus Sida 1 Tabell1 2016 Juli 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 28 Lang's Short-tailed Blue Leptotes pirithous 29 Mindre blåvinge/ Small Blue Cupido minimus 30 Osiris Blue Cupido osiris 31 Tosteblåvinge/ Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 32 Klöverblåvinge/ Green-underside Blue Glaucopsyche alexis 33 Alkonblåvinge/ Alcon Blue Phengaris alcon (rebeli) 34 Svartfläckig blåvinge/ Large Blue Phengaris arion 35 Hedblåvinge/ Idas blue Plebejus idas 36 Kronärtsblåvinge/ Reverdin´s Blue Plebejus argyrognomon 37 Fjällvickerblåvinge/ Alpine Blue Plebejus orbitalus 38 Glandon Blue Plebejus glandon 39 Brun blåvinge/ Geranium Argus Aricia eumedon 40 Rödfläckig blåvinge/ Brown Argus Aricia agestis 41 Midsommarblåvinge/ Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes 42 Puktörneblåvinge/ Common Blue Polyommatus icarus 43 Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus 44 Chalk-hill Blue Polyommatus coridon 45 Damon Blue Polyommatus damon 46 Escher´s Blue Polyommatus escheri 47 Väpplingblåvinge/ Turquoise Blue Polyommatus dorylas 48 Ängsblåvinge/ Mazarine Blue Cyaniris semiargus Nymphalidae 49 Silverstreckad pärlemorfjäril/ Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia 50 Ängspärlemorfjäril/ Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja 51 Skogspärlemorfjäril/ High Brown Fritillary Argynnis niobe 52 Hedpärlemorfjäril/ Niobe Fritillary Argynnis niobe 53 Storfläckig pärlemorfjäril/ Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia 54 Prydlig pärlemorfjäril/ Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne 55 Brunfläckig pärlemorfjäril/ Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene 56 Titania´s Fritillary Boloria titania 57 Shepherd´s Fritillary Boloria pales 58 Fjällpärlemorfjäril/ Mountain Fritillary Boloria napaea 59 Väddnätfjäril/ Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia 2016 Juli 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sida 2 Tabell1 60 Cynthia´s Fritillary Euphydryas cynthia 61 Ängsnätfjäril/ Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxia 62 Knapweed Fritillary Melitaea phoebe 63 Spotted Fritillary Melitaea didyma 64 Sotnätfjäril/ False Heath Fritillary Melitaea diamina 65 Skogsnätfjäril/ Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia 66 Meadow Fritillary Melitaea parthenoides 67 Grisons Fritillary Melitaea varia 68 Amiral/ Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 69 Tistelfjäril/ Painted Lady Vanessa cardui 70 Påfågelöga/ Peacock Aglais io 71 Nässelfjäril/ Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae 72 Vinbärsfuks/ Comma Polygonia c-album 73 Kartfjäril/ Map Butterfly Araschnia levana 74 Tryfjäril/ White Admiral Limenitis camilla 75 Sydlig Tryfjäril/ Southern White Admiral Limenitis reducta 76 Kvickgräsfjäril/ Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 77 Vitgräsfjäril/ Large Wall Brown Lasiommata maera 78 Berggräsfjäril/ Northern Wall Brown Lasiommata petropolitana 79 Svingelgräsfjäril/ Wall Brown Lasiommata megera 80 Luktgräsfjäril/ Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus 81 Slåttergräsfjäril/ Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina 82 Kamgräsfjäril/ Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus 83 Alpine Heath Coenonympha gardetta 84 Almond-eyed Ringlet Erebia alberganus 85 Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron 86 Lesser Mountain Ringlet Erebia melampus 87 Mnestra´s Ringlet Erebia mnestra 88 Fjällgräsfjäril/ Dewy Ringlet Erebia pandrose 89 Swiss Brassy Ringlet Erebia tyndarus 90 Common Brassy Ringlet Erebia cassioides 91 Schackbräde/ Marbled White Melanargia galathea 92 Great Sooty Satyr Satyrus ferula 93 Alpine Grayling Oeneis glacialis 2016 Juli 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Hesperiidae Sida 3 Tabell1 94 Skogsvisslare/ Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages 95 Mindre tåtelsmygare/ Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola 96 Större tåtelsmygare/ Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris 97 Silversmygare/ Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperia comma 98 Ängssmygare/ Large skipper Ochlodes sylvanus Moth Crocota tinctaria Crocota tinctaria Idaea flaveolaria Idaea flaveolaria Mindre igelkottspinnare Parasemia plantaginis Psodos quadrifaria Psodos quadrifaria Sandfältljusmott Pyrausta aerealis Slender Burnet Zygaena loti Zygaena purpuralis Zygaena purpuralis Zygaena carniolica Zygaena carniolica Fjällhedflymott Metaxmeste phrygialis Idaea flaveolaria Idaea flaveolaria Ekspinnare Lasiocampa quercus Sida 4 Tabell2 Frog Orchid (Coeloglossum viride) Early coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida) Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) Broad-leaved marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis) Dark red helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens) Gymnadenia conopsea Burnt orchid (Neotinea ustulata) Greater twayblade (Neottia ovata) Nigritella nigra White orchid (Pseudorchis albida) Veratrum lobelianum Huperzia selago Moonwort (Botrychium lunaria) Marsh Horsetail (Equisetum palustre) Forked Spleenwort (Asplenium septentrionale) Brittle Bladder-fern (Cystopteris fragilis s.str.) Oak Fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris) Scaly Male-fern (Dryopteris affinis) Holly-fern (Polystichum lonchitis) Juniper (Juniperus communis s.l.) Juniperus sabina European Larch (Larix decidua) Norway Spruce (Picea abies) Arolla Pine (Pinus cembra) Dwarf Mountain-pine (Pinus mugo s.str.) Pinus uncinata s.str. Tofieldia calyculata Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) Round-headed Leek (Allium sphaerocephalon) Anthericum liliago May Lily (Maianthemum bifolium) Paradisea liliastrum Meadow Saffron (Colchicum autumnale) Martagon Lily (Lilium martagon) Snowdon Lily (Lloydia serotina) Flat-sedge (Blysmus compressus) Black Alpine-sedge (Carex atrata) Carex curvula Glaucous Sedge (Carex flacca) Carex foetida Common Sedge (Carex nigra) Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata) Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium) Eriophorum scheuchzeri Cotton Deergrass (Trichophorum alpinum) Juncus jacquinii Three-leaved Rush (Juncus trifidus s.l.) Juncus trifidus subsp. monanthos Three-flowered Rush (Juncus triglumis) Luzula lutea Snow-white Wood-rush (Luzula nivea) Tor-grass (Brachypodium rupestre) Wavy Hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa) Wood Melick (Melica uniflora) Mat-grass (Nardus stricta) Phleum alpinum s.str. Blue Moor-grass (Sesleria albicans) Sida 5 Tabell2 Stipa pennata s.str. Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) Aconitum lamarckii Monk's-hood (Aconitum napellus) Anemone baldensis Aquilegia alpina Clematis alpina Pulsatilla vernalis Ranunculus glacialis Ranunculus kuepferi Lesser Meadow-rue (Thalictrum minus) Globeflower (Trollius europaeus) Field Mouse-ear (Cerastium arvense) Starwort Mouse-ear (Cerastium cerastoides) Cerastium uniflorum Carthusian Pink (Dianthus carthusianorum) Wood Pink (Dianthus sylvestris) Alpine Gypsophila (Gypsophila repens) Cyphel (Minuartia sedoides) Spring Sandwort (Minuartia verna s.l.) Saponaria lutea Rock Soapwort (Saponaria ocymoides) Silene exscapa Silene rupestris Silene vallesia Silene viscosa Armeria alpina Armeria maritima Common Bistort (Bistorta officinalis) Alpine Bistort (Bistorta vivipara) Mountain Sorrel (Oxyria digyna) Alaska wild rhubarb (Persicaria alpina) Monk's-rhubarb (Rumex pseudoalpinus) French Sorrel (Rumex scutatus) Myricaria germanica Thesium alpinum Roseroot (Rhodiola rosea) White Stonecrop (Sedum album) Sedum annuum Sedum atratum Thick-leaved Stonecrop (Sedum dasyphyllum) Sedum rupestre agg. Cobweb House-leek (Sempervivum arachnoideum) Sempervivum arachnoideum subsp. arachnoideum Sempervivum grandiflorum Mountain House-leek (Sempervivum montanum) Yellow Saxifrage (Saxifraga aizoides) Saxifraga aspera Saxifraga bryoides Lesser Londonpride (Saxifraga cuneifolia) Saxifraga exarata subsp. exarata Livelong Saxifrage (Saxifraga paniculata) Geranium rivulare Wood Crane's-bill (Geranium sylvaticum) Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. alpestris Astragalus alopecurus Sida 6 Tabell2 Alpine Milk-vetch (Astragalus alpinus) Chick-pea Milk-vetch (Astragalus cicer) Astragalus penduliflorus Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) Onobrychis montana Yellow Restharrow (Ononis natrix) Yellow Oxytropis (Oxytropis campestris) Oxytropis lapponica Trifolium alpestre Trifolium alpinum Large Trefoil (Trifolium aureum) Brown Clover (Trifolium badium) Trifolium montanum Trifolium pallescens Trifolium saxatile Vicia onobrychioides Green Alder (Alnus alnobetula) Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias) Linum austriacum Salix breviserrata Goat Willow (Salix caprea) Alpine grey willow (Salix glaucosericea) Swiss Willow (Salix helvetica) Dwarf Willow (Salix herbacea) Net-leaved Willow (Salix reticulata) Field Pansy (Viola arvensis) Alpine Yellow-violet (Viola biflora) Viola calcarata Mountain Pansy (Viola tricolor subsp. saxatilis) Rhamnus alpinus Alpine Lady's-mantle
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