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Comma Butterfly
Polygonia c-album
52.8959, -1.23696
Field Notes
Description:
Known in the UK as the Comma, it's a species of butterfly common in the United Kingdom and with a distribution across Europe and temperate Asia to Japan and south to Morocco. Similar species are found in the United States and Canada.
Habitat:
The larvae feed on hop, stinging nettle, elm, and blackcurrant; in other parts of its distribution (e.g. in Sweden) it also feeds on sallow and birch.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 5, 2011
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