Woodland Trust

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commaComma. Steven Kind

Polygonum c-album

  • Orange brown with darker markings and an unusual wing shape
     
  • It has a white ‘comma’ on the underwing
     

Where found

Woodland clearings and gardens, where its larvae feed on nettle, willow, redcurrant, hazel and elm. England and Wales.
 

When to look for

  • Hibernated individuals from late March/early April.

comma butterfly fact sheet

 

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