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24 Dec 2018
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Is Falter/Tagfalter still used for butterfly or just Schmetterling? 🦋
Is Falter/Tagfalter still used for butterfly or just Schmetterling? 🦋
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24 Dec 2018
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A Falter is like a moth and a Tagfalter is a special type of butterfly. Generally Schmetterling is used.
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A Falter is like a moth and a Tagfalter is a special type of butterfly. Generally Schmetterling is used.
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@BelindaMaria Thanks! 🐛🦋 I didn’t know Falter was a moth in Modern German!
I read that they also say “Sommervogel” for butterfly in Switzerland. ☀️🦅
I read that they also say “Sommervogel” for butterfly in Switzerland. ☀️🦅
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at least we say falter for moth here in parts of austria.
sommervogel? sounds nice 😁
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@BelindaMaria yes it’s very cute! But so is Schmetterling I guess! Hehe 😊

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