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Butterfly phenology calendar

When butterflies fly in Russia: flight season table for 50 species month by month — from spring to autumn.

Butterfly flight calendar

Flight period Not flying
SpeciesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swallowtails
Swallowtail
Apollo
Clouded Apollo
Scarce swallowtail
Southern festoon
Small Apollo
Southern swallowtail
Whites
Large white
Small white
Green-veined white
Black-veined white
Brimstone
Orange tip
Pale clouded yellow
Cleopatra
Nymphalids
Small tortoiseshell
European peacock
Red admiral
Painted lady
Mourning cloak
Large tortoiseshell
Comma
Silver-washed fritillary
Dark green fritillary
Queen of Spain fritillary
High brown fritillary
White admiral
Poplar admiral
Purple emperor
Lesser purple emperor
Glanville fritillary
False heath fritillary
Nickerl's fritillary
Marbled fritillary
Small pearl-bordered fritillary
Blues
Common blue
Large blue
Green-underside blue
Purple hairstreak
Green hairstreak
Amanda's blue
Meleager's blue
Small blue
Browns
Arran brown
Dryad
Marbled white
Speckled wood
Small heath
Grayling
Rock grayling

Data represent average values for European Russia. Actual dates vary by region and year.

Butterfly species

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  • How to identify a butterfly species
  • Species catalogue
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Butterfly encyclopedia

  • What are butterflies
  • How many butterfly species exist
  • Butterflies vs moths
  • Popular butterfly species
  • Butterfly families
  • Life cycle
  • Where butterflies live
  • How to use the atlas

Butterfly identifier

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  • By season
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  • Common identification mistakes
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Butterfly life

  • How long do butterflies live
  • What butterflies eat
  • Why butterfly wings are bright
  • How butterflies overwinter
  • Role of butterflies in nature