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Cultural Landscape; is characterized by human activities. It is land that ruderal habitats, roadsides, cultivated fields, gardens and parks. As found everywhere in Scandinavia. However, less common in northern Scandinavia, as the climate is harder on cultivated land.

Cultivated fields; disturbed land, ruderal, cultivated fields with Cabbage, Rape, Sennerp, Lucerne and Clover fields.

Gardens; with Butterfly Bush, Common Michaelmas Daisy, Pelargonium, Snowcap, Common Vervain, Indian Cress, Ox-eye Daisy, Gentian Sage, Thyme, Lantana, Nettle, Common Hop, Giant Goldenrod, Loganberry and Cherry Plum can be seen common butterflies.

There are butterflies such as; Essex Skipper, Large White, Small White, Small Blue, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, White Letter Hairstreak, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma and Meadow Brown.

In the Cultural Landscape of southern Sweden and Denmark there are immigrant butterflies such as; Eastern Bath White, Pale Clouded Yellow, Clouded Yellow, Queen of Spain Fritillary, Red Admiral and Painted Lady.

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Deciduous Forest; with Meadows and Swamp are part of central Europe which is found from the Pyrenees and the Alps in the north to the south of Denmark and Sweden. In Denmark and southwestern Sweden is characterized by mild rainy winter where it rarely drops below freezing. In deciduous forests are Goat Willow, White Willow, Elm, Ash, Aspen, Lime, Hazel, Walnut, Elder, Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Spindle, Buckthorn, Blackthorn, Wild Cherry and Hawthorn.

Deciduous Forest are butterflies such as; Large Chequered Skipper, Large Skipper, White Letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Silver Washed Fritillary, Map Butterfly, Peacock, Heath Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Lesser Purple Emperor, White Admiral, Speckled Wood and Ringlet.

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Oak scrub; Found in Jutland and Southern Sweden, where the soil is poor in nutrients, has formed oak scrub with multiple stems, gnarled, low and creeping trees. In the light and open undergrowth grow Common Cow-wheat, Small Cow-wheat and various grasses such as Creeping Soft Grass.

Contains rare butterflies such as; Ilex Hairstreak, Heath Fritillary & Pearly Heath.

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Wood Meadows; As neither plowed or sown. Grasses are the dominant with a variety of flowering plants and shrubs. There may be gently grazing and hay harvesting in late summer. The wood meadows and clearings grow Garlic Mustard, Marsh Thistle, Tufted Vetch, Common Sorrel, Valeriana, Yellow Meadow-rue, Meadowsweet, Nettle and various sedges and grasses.

Here flying butterflies as: Orange Tip, Green Veined White, Brimstone, Amanda's Blue, Scarce Copper, Purple Edged Copper, Lesser Marbled Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, False-heath Fritilary and Scarce Heath.

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Calcareous Meadows; where hazel bushes felled for firewood and fence, and moderet grazed by cattle. With an herbal rich undergrowth with Primroses, Strawberry, Cinquefoil and Bird-in-a-Bush. Located best on calcareous and limestone soils.

Contains butterflies such as; Grizzled Skipper, Clouded Apollo, Black Hairstreak, Duke of Burgundy Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary and False-heath Fritilary.

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Grassland; with Meadows and Moor. Grassland are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and are grazed by horses, cows and sheep. Often the hilly terrain is not suitable for general farming. There may be a particularly rich flora and associated fauna. Grassland is under pressure from modern agriculture, is one of the most endangered nature in Europe.

There are butterflies such as; Essex Skipper, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Small White, Silver Studded Blue, Mazarine Blue, Amanda's Blue, Small Copper, Purple Edged Copper, Dark Green Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Glanville Fritillary, Meadow Brown and Small Heath.

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Coastal Cliffs and Dunes; are constant soil errosion providing space for open-land and heat-demanding species that can tolerate salt concentrations and habitat sharing plant and insect communities in coastal grasslands found in southern Sweden and Denmark.

On the sandy coastal inclines in Denmark and Sweden can see butterflies fly far into October-November. There are butterflies such as; Dingy Skipper, Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper, Brown Argus, Mountain Argus, Sooty Copper, Small Copper, Niobe Fritillary, Queen of Spain Fritillary and Grayling.

Calcareous soils; Alkaline / alkaline soils. Are rich in calcium carbonate. (Limestone). A calcareous grasslands as Høvbleget on Moen in Denmark.

On calcareous hills and coastal plains of southern Sweden and Denmark, there are butterflies; Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper, Silver Spotted Skipper, Large Blue, Turquoise Blue, High Brown Fritillary, Glanville Fritillary, Wall Brown and Small Heath.

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Heath; with Meadows and Moor. Is the man-made nature. Most often formed on degraded dry, acidic soil and is dominated by Heather, Bog Bilberry, Willow or similar semi-shrubs. On the moor there is moist hollows with ponds and bogs. In ruts seen that Gentian and Scabious as host plant for some fine butterflies. Heath was created for men in the run up to the Middle Ages deforested and has in Denmark long been a typical Jutland natural form, especially concentrated in this region meager soils in the northern and western areas.

There are butterflies such as; Silver Spotted Skipper, Swallowtail, Black Veined White, Alcon Blue, Idas Blue, Silver Studded Blue, Niobe Fritillary and Marsh Fritillary.

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Damp Moorland; ind southern Skandinavia where the habitats are clothed in Cottongrass, Cranberry an Bog Bilberry.

There are butterflies such as; Moorland Clouded Yellow, Cranberry Blue, Green Hairstreak, Cranberry Fritillary & Large Heath.

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Mixed deciduous forests; are found in the middle and eastern Sweden and Finland where there is a continental climate with sunny summer and cold winters. Some areas dominated by coniferous trees such as Fir and Pine, other deciduous trees such as Aspen, Hornbeam, Hazel, Rowan, Crab Apple, Birch, Willow and Oak.

There are butterflies such as; Clouded Apollo, Chequered Skipper, Northern Chequered Skipper, Cryptic Wood White, Wood White, Holly Blue, Green-underside Blue, Reverdin's Blue, Scarce Copper, Silver Washed Fritillary, Pallas's Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Titania's Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Tortoiseshell, Camberwell Beauty, Large Tortoiseshell, Scarce Tortoiseshell, Comma, Scarce Fritillary, Heath Fritillary, Assmann's Fritillary, Poplar Admiral, Speckled Wood, Large Wall Brown, Woodland Brown and Arran Brown.

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Modern Agriculture; In southern Scandinavia in Denmark, Norway and Sweden pressed butterflies of modern agriculture, forestry and urbanization.

Here are several butterflies close to disappearing; Clouded Apollo, Reverdin's Blue, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Scarce Fritillary, Assmann's Fritillary and Scarce Heath.

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Mountains and Rocky Coastlines which consists of granites, basalts, quartz-rich sandstone and limestone are common rock types that contain different specific minerals. Offer unique environment where there can be very hot in summer. Here are some butterflies that would otherwise be down to the Alps to see. This is particularly warm microclimate in summer on the southwest-facing mountains in Norway and Sweden rocky coastlines which contains an herbal rich flora.

Archipelago; rocky coast found along the Norwegian and Swedish archipelago along the Kattegat and the Baltic Sea and the northern coast of the island. Consists of basic stone, or stone with lesser amount of alkaline minerals. On the west coast north of Göteborg can seashells spread by birds, make sour stone to good habitat of Beach Angelica, Orphan John, Hylotelephium telephium and White Stonecrop, Sedum alba.

In the Norwegian and Swedish archipelago there are butterflies such as; Apollo, Swallowtail and Chequered Blue.

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Mountains; in southern Norway and Sweden under treeline grow Pine, Fir, Birch, Aspen, Willow and Rowan. In the undergrowth are Heather, Cranberries, Blueberries, Cow-wheat, Alpine Mouse-ear, Orphan John, Wood Geranium, Ferns and Sheep's Fescue.

In forests up to the tree line in the southern mountains of Norway and Sweden, there are butterflies; Apollo, Silver Spotted Skipper, Wood White, Mountain Argus, Geranium Argus, Bog Fritillary, Heath Fritillary, Large Wall Brown, Arran Brown and Rock Grayling.

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Mountains; in southern Norway and Sweden above the tree line grow Crowberry, Bog Bilberry, Roseroot, Pyramidal Saxifrage, Alpine Milkvetch, Rock Speedwell, Common Cinquefoil, various sedges and grasses as Alpine Meadow-grass.

In the southern mountains above the tree line in Norway and Sweden, there are butterflies; Large Grizzled Skipper, Alpine Argus, Mountain Fritillary and Dewy Ringlet.

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Coniferous forests, Meadows and Swamps; are part of the Taiga stretches circumpolar from Siberia over to Canada is characterized by continental climate with hot summer and extreme cold in winter. To the south, in the mixed part deciduous forest such as Pine, Fir, Birch, Willow and Rowan. In forest clearings, moors and heaths grow Globe Flower, Monkshood, Violet, Heather, Cranberry, Bilberry, Cowberry, Bog Rosemary, Wintergreen, Cloudberry, Lady Mantle, Wood Cranesbill, Marsh Tea, Twinflower, Cotton Grass and various Sedges and Grasses.

There are butterflies such as; Swallowtail, Northern Grizzled Skipper, Chequered Skipper, Wood White, Silvery Argus, Violet Copper, Frigga's Fritillary, Camberwell Beauty, Northern Wall Brown and Baltic Grayling.

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Damp Moorland; ind northern Skandinavia where the habitats are often clothed with Cottongrass, Marsh Tea and Cloudberry. There are butterflies such as; Moorland Clouded Yellow, Cranberry Blue, Freija's Fritillary, Bog Fritillary, Frigga's Fritillary, Cranberry Fritillary, Lapland Ringlet & Large Heath.

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Birch Forest; below the tree line in the middle and northern mountains of Sweden and Norway as the continental climate. In the undergrowth says Ferns, Globe Flower, Wood Cranesbill, Cow Parsley, Red Campion and Mountain Pansy.

Which includes butterflies such as; Idas Blue, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Thore's Fritillary, Camberwell Beauty and Arctic Ringlet.

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Arctic; tundra climate zone extending from Scandinavia, Siberia across the North America to Greenland. In the tundra there are no trees, only small low willow and birch, as well as various low heather plants and grass. Often several of these butterflies on the tundra with 2-year life cycle.

Mountains; of northern Scandinavia is dominated by mountain heath and tundra in arid regions from 600 meters above sea level to 1700 m Are the eternal snow on the north side. In the south and southwest side, where the snow is gone in the summer grow Dwarf Willow, Alpine Bistort, Alpine Milk-vetch, Mountain Avens, Velvet Bells, Diapensia, Purple Saxifrage, Alpine Bearberry, Crowberry, Arctic Bell-heather, Common Cinquefoil, Moss Campion and various sedges and grasses as Alpine Meadow-grass.

Tundra above the tree line there are butterflies such as; Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow, Polar Fritillary, Freija's Fritillary, Lappland Fritillary, Norse Grayling and Arctic Grayling.

Mountains above the tree line in northern Norway and Sweden there are butterflies such as; Alpine Grizzled Skipper, Arctic Clouded Yellow, Arctic Blue, Mountain Fritillary, Arctic Fritillary, Dusky-winged Fritillary and Dewy Ringlet.

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Warmer Climate; in Scandinavia for the last 20 years has caused butterflies to move north. Butterflies have their southern border of their distribution in Denmark and northern Germany are disappearing as Large Heath. And while seeing the Scandinavian mountains and arctic the climate warms and there with pressed butterflies to the north and up in height.

And there is in southern Denmark, Sweden and Finland immigrated butterflies from the Baltic States, Poland and Germany that can settle and form populations in longer or shorter time as; Large Chequered Skipper, Brown Argus, Sooty Copper, Weaver's Fritillary, Map Butterfly, Scarce Tortoiseshell, Purple Emperor, Lesser Purple Emperor and Speckled Wood.

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