Ja, die
butterflies werden hier bei allen möglichen nervös-machenden Angelegenheiten bemüht, sogar die Queen hat sie beim Eröffnen des Parlaments (letztes Beispiel).
OED:
"e. A fanciful name (usu. pl.) used of the fluttering sensations felt before any formidable venture, esp. in phr. butterflies in the stomach, tummy, etc. Also attrib.
1908 F. ConverseHouse of Prayer iv. 43 The three o'clock train going down the valley..gave him a sad feeling, as if he had a butterfly in his stomach.
1943 Word Study Oct. 6/1 The expression some aviators use to describe their condition before taking off. They have ‘butterfly stomach’, they say, so marked is the fluttering in the Department of the Interior.
1944 H. CroomeYou've gone Astray v. 52 There was no electrical response to the movement of that firmly gentle hand, no butterflies on the backbone.
1955 J. CannanLong Shadows viii. 132 With butterflies in her stomach..she ascended the pretentious flight of dirty marble steps.
1958 Woman 20 Sept. 69/3, I still have ‘butterflies’ even now when I hear the Tiger Moth plane throttling back, which is my signal to prepare for the jump.
1959 Sunday Times 25 Jan. 15/5 ‘I always have butterflies when I open Parliament,’ she [sc. Queen Elizabeth II] remarked."
