Comma Polygonia c-album | ||||
Suffolk, England The Comma is distributed throughout most of England and Wales and parts of south-east Scotland. It gets its name from the white marking on the underwing which looks a bit like a comma. (See photo 2.) It can be seen any time between March and October with two peaks in April and from July to September. |
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It is associated with nettles during the summer and hibernates in woodland over winter.
There is an excellent page on this species at UK Butterflies. |
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