Some of the valid species first described in "Der Naturforscher" are several well-known European Lepidoptera: "Lysandra bellargus" (Rottemburg, 1775), "Polyommatus icarus" (Rottemburg, 1775), "Zygaena lonicerae" (Scheven, 1777), "Paranthrene tabaniformis" (Rottemburg, 1775) and "Hyles gallii" (Rottemburg, 1775).