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Comma

Polygonia c-album

Order Lepidoptera. Family Nymphalidae.

Comma — Photographs 1
Comma.
Photo: Didier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Description

Polygonia c-album, or the comma, is a food generalist (polyphagous) butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

Traits

Wingspan
40–50 mm
Flight period
March–October (overwinters)
Host plants
nettle, hop, willow
Generations per year
2

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Photographs

Comma — Photographs 2
Comma. Zoological illustration.
Dr. F. Nemos / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonia_c-album'}