Butterfly watching tour

Estonian nature offers numeros of insects, dragonflies, butterflies and all this you will find on splendid landscape. About half of Estonia is covered in forests and here you will find more coastal meadows, alvars and woodlands than in any other European country. Here is located also one of the largest meadows in Europe – Kasari meadow of 4,000 hectares. Many of the abovementioned habitats are vitally important for rare butterfly and dragonfly species.
We may see the following day-flying butterflies: Old World Swallowtail – Papilio machaon, Large White – Pieris brassicae, Small White -Pieris rapae, Cranberry Blue – Vacciniina optilete, Green-veined White – Pieris napi, Common Brimstone – Gonepteryx rhamni, Amanda´s Blue – Polyommatus amandus, Woodland Brown – Lopinga achine, Chestnut Heath – Coenonympha glycerion, Wood White – Leptidea sinapis, Arran Brown – Erebia ligea, Grayling – Hipparchia semele and others, Purple Emperor – Apatura iris, Lesser Purple Emperor -Apatura ilia, White Admiral – Limenitis camilla, Red Admiral- Vanessa atlanta, Small Tortoiseshell – Aglais urticae, and other Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae and other butterflies. At night, we may see owlet moths, inchworms, Arctiidae, spinner moths, etc. In total, we will see about 60 different species of butterflies.