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Hello all,
I wonder if anyone can make a destination ( European ) recommendation for late August early September please . A bit late maybe but the only time I can get off. Thanks very much.

How about Gibraltar - warm enough for plenty of species, possibly the Two-Tailed Pasha, Monarch, Cleopatra, Queen of Spain Fritillary, last brood of the Swallowtails etc. You will definitely see species in the botanical / tropical garden there (migrating and wild - not tame butterflies). You could go to the mainland (coastal or nature reserve) Spain and see butterflies too. Or if you don't want to rent a car, just stay near enough to walk to the Gardens or walk up to the Gibraltar rock.

I'm sure others will have plenty of suggestions!

Michael (p.s. Go to the oveseas threads and there's a thread of mine on Gibraltar / Southern Spain late summer).

Somewhere not at altitude (butterfly species tend only to have one adult generation in these areas).

Late August/early September is hot anywhere around the Med and its northern environs. How about Bulgaria or Hungary? These countries have a plethora of species.

I've always had stacks of butterflies at high altitude in the/Austrian Swiss Alps end of August. Some species are getting a bit past their best but still plenty of fresh ones. The higher you go the fresher they are this time of year. I have been to Saas Fee and Zermatt a few times this time of year. Even first couple of weeks in September has been OK. Obergurgle in Switzerland was another very high altitude location I visited early september.