Comma - Polygonia c-album
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Family: Nymphalidae Flight Time: Spring, Summer, hibernates. Size: 44-48mm Altitude: 0-2000m |
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Called a Comma because of a white mark on the underwing which looks a bit
like a comma. Reasonably common in places in the south of the UK this can be a difficult
species to find one year and then easy the next. The remarkable wing shape is an attempt
to use leaves as camouflage to protect them from predators.
Top picture in Plymbridge Woods, Devon and the lower is pictured in the Atlas mountains, Morocco. |
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Nettle - Urtica Hop - Humulus |
Woodland clearings. |
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