# Plettenberg (mountain)

Plettenberg is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in Zollernalbkreis.

## Vegetation

The Plettenberg is not wooded. However, the sharp transition to forest illustrates it is no natural border. Even the top of the mountain does not reach the tree line which, in this region, would lie at around 1,650–1,700 metres.
Many of the open areas are habitats for specialised species of flora; these include bogs, rock faces and snow fields. Below the summit the mountain is covered by mixed forest consisting of beech, rowan, spruce and silver fir.
That is attributable to the intensive sheep farming in this region, which limits forest growth. In 2017 milling machines was used in the sensitive area.

## Butterflies and moths

* Speyeria aglaja
* Callophrys rubi
* Erebia medusa
* Zygaena viciae
* Fabriciana adippe
* Boloria dia
* Boloria euphrosyne
* Coenonympha arcania
* Colias alfacariensis
* Cupido minimus
* Erebia aethiops
* Erebia ligea
* Erynnis tages
* Hamearis lucina
* Lasiommata maera
* Lasiommata megera
* Limenitis camilla
* Nymphalis antiopa
* Lysandra bellargus
* Lysandra coridon
* Cyaniris semiargus
* Satyrium w-album
* Zygaena fausta
* Zygaena transalpina

### Public viewing

On 23 June 2017 there was special permission by the Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe for everybody to catch butterflies.
Herbert Fuchs (Naturschutzbüro Zollernalb) was the leader of the training course.
| German | Latin | Specimens |
| Schwefelgelber Flockenblumen-Wurzelfresser | Agapeta zoegana | 1 |
| Ausrufungszeichen | Agrotis exclamationis | 5 |
| Wellenlinien-Rindenspanner | Alcis repandata | 16 |
| Weißlichgelbe Grasbüscheleule | Apamea lithoxylaea | 1 |
| Große Grasbüscheleule | Apamea monoglypha | 6 |
| Rötlichgelbe Grasbüscheleule | Apamea sublustris | 15 |
| Asselspinner | Apoda limacodes | 1 |
| Eschenzwieselwickler | Archips podana | 1 |
| Schwarzes L | Arctornis l-nigrum | 13 |
| Rotkragen-Flechtenbärchen | Atolmis rubricollis | 2 |
| Jota-Silbereule | Autographa jota | 3 |
| Ziest-Silbereule | Autographa pulchrina | 3 |
| Birkenspanner | Biston betularia | 1 |
| ! | Borkhausenia minutella | 1 |
| Perlglanzspanner | Campaea margaritaria | 24 |
| Ockergelber Blattspanner | Camptogramma bilineata | 8 |
| Sumpf-Mooszünsler | Catoptria margaritella | 1 |
| Artenkomplex Catoptria permutatella / myella / osthelderi | Catoptria permutatella / myella / osthelderi | 1 |
| Dunkler Brennessel-Wickler | Celypha lacunana | 2 |
| Dunkle Waldschatteneule | Charanyca ferruginea | 3 |
| Dreilinieneule | Charanyca trigrammica | 1 |
| Klee-Gitterspanner | Chiasmia clathrata | 1 |
| Rispengras-Zünsler | Chrysoteuchia culmella | 7 |
| Gelber Rosen-Bindenspanner | Cidaria fulvata | 3 |
| Haseleule | Colocasia coryli | 1 |
| Prachtgrüner Bindenspanner | Colostygia pectinataria | 17 |
| Weißer Graszünsler | Crambus perlella | 1 |
| Liguster-Rindeneule | Craniophora ligustri | 4 |
| Rotbuchen-Gürtelpuppenspanner | Cyclophora linearia | 1 |
| Waldrasen-Grasmotteneulchen | Deltote pygarga | 3 |
| Kiefernspinner | Dendrolimus pini | 7 |
| Braune Staudenflureule | Diarsia brunnea | 1 |
| Primel-Erdeule | Diarsia mendica | 20 |
| Möndchenflecken-Bindenspanner | Dysstroma truncata | 2 |
| Gelbköpfiger Springkraut-Blattspanner | Ecliptopera capitata | 2 |
| Nadelwald-Flechtenbärchen | Eilema depressa | 1 |
| Breitgebänderter Labkraut-Blattspanner | Epirrhoe galiata | 5 |
| Vierfleck-Beinwellmotte | Ethmia quadrillella | 1 |
| Eisenhut-Metalleule | Euchalcia variabilis | 5 |
| Distel-Blütenwickler | Eucosma cana | 1 |
| Dunkelbrauner Haarbüschelspanner | Eulithis prunata | 1 |
| Hecken-Blütenspanner | Eupithecia exiguata | 1 |
| Waldreben-Blütenspanner | Eupithecia haworthiata | 1 |
| Nadelgehölz-Blütenspanner | Eupithecia tantillaria | 1 |
| Geschmückter Leimkraut-Blütenspanner | Eupithecia venosata | 1 |
| Gelbfleck-Waldschatteneule | Euplexia lucipara | 1 |
| Hellgraue Erdeule | Euxoa decora | 1 |
| Rotgebänderter Blütenspanner | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | 2 |
| Zahneule | Hada plebeja | 3 |
| Grauer Knospenwickler | Hedya nubiferana | 1 |
| Gebüsch-Grünspanner | Hemithea aestivaria | 1 |
| Gelbbraune Staubeule | Hoplodrina octogenaria | 6 |
| Artenkomplex Waldrebenspanner | Horisme tersata / radicaria | 2 |
| Sonnenröschen-Zünsler | Hypochalcia ahenella | 1 |
| Aschgrauer Rindenspanner | Hypomecis punctinalis | 4 |
| Breitgebänderter Staudenspanner | Idaea aversata | 18 |
| Sicheleule | Laspeyria flexula | 8 |
| Violettgrauer Eckflügelspanner | Macaria liturata | 5 |
| Wolfsmilch-Ringelspinner | Malacosoma castrensis | 4 |
| Distelzünsler | Myelois circumvoluta | 1 |
| Weißfleck-Graseule | Mythimna conigera | 1 |
| Dunkles / Buntes Halmeulchen | Oligia latruncula / versicolor | 7 |
| Striegeleule | Oligia strigilis | 6 |
| Trockenrasen-Blättereule | Pachetra sagittigera | 1 |
| Klosterfrau | Panthea coenobita | 1 |
| Nadelholz-Rindenspanner | Peribatodes secundaria | 1 |
| Klappertopf-Kapselspanner | Perizoma albulata | 50 |
| Hohlzahn-Kapselspanner | Perizoma alchemillata | 2 |
| Jura-Kapselspanner | Perizoma juracolaria | 2 |
| Kleine Sumpfgraseule | Photedes minima | 1 |
| Kohlschabenmotte | Plutella xylostella | - |