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Butterfly Monday: rare chequered skipper spotted in Germany

Original: # SchmetterlingsMontag 😍 den hab ich grad neben der eidechse fürn fotovorschlag angetroffen :3 Gelbwürfeliger Dickkopffa

Nature lovers are sharing photos for Butterfly Monday, a weekly social media tradition celebrating butterflies. The latest find is a chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon), photographed in late May alongside a lizard. The yellow-and-black patterned butterfly, known in German as the gelbwürfeliger Dickkopffalter, is drawing warm responses from wildlife watchers swapping sightings and identification tips.

Why now: A weekly butterfly-sharing hashtag is prompting people to post fresh spring sightings and photos.

Carterocephalus palaemonchequered skipperGermany

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Evidence

• # SchmetterlingsMontag 😍 den hab ich grad neben der eidechse fürn fotovorschlag angetroffen :3 Gelbwürfeliger Dickkopffalter Carterocephalus palaemon https:// de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelbw%C3 %BCrfeliger_Dickkopffalter ende mai '26 # insekten # insects # schmetterling # butterfly… · b_age@troet.cafe · 7

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