Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma, Monks Eleigh Garden, Suffolk, England, July 2007 - click for larger image 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.

Comma, Hazelwood Marshes, Suffolk, England, August 2005 - click for larger image 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.

Comma, Monks Eleigh Garden, Suffolk, England, July 2007 - click for larger image
Comma, Monks Eleigh Garden, Suffolk, England, June 2010 - click for larger image
Comma, Monks Eleigh Garden, Suffolk, England, June 2010 - click for larger image
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