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Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

 
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Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Nymphalidae (nim-FAL-ih-dee) (Info)
Genus: Polygonia
Species: c-album

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1 positive
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Regional...

This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

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Galva, Illinois
Atalissa, Iowa
Glouster, Ohio
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Charlottesville, Virginia

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Positive okus On Sep 14, 2008, okus from New York(UK!)Lincolnshire
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8b) wrote:

Almost extinct in the UK at one point, the Comma made a come back by changing the food plant for its larvae from hops to nettles. The butterflies feed on rotting fruit as well as nectar. Look for them in orchards with windfall apples on the ground.

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