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Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)    Linnaeus (1758)    Brushfoots (Nymphalidae)    COBU    24730
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Measurements:
WS: 40-50mm
Generations:
1
Flight period:
JFMAMJJASOND 
SE
Identification:
Life stages:
Distribution:
Europe, North Africa and through Asia
Habitat:
Behavior:
Status:
Rather common in Denmark. From eastern half of Jylland and eastward.
Host plants:
ribs, selje-pil, stor nælde
Comment:
Overwintering animals peak around the first week of May.
Comma Butterfly 444    (2 photos)
2020-07-20    Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark


Pinseskoven.
Likely a female, with the less jagged wing edge.




Comma Butterfly 585    (3 photos)
2022-03-26    Kongelunden, Denmark

Imago ♂
With the jagged edge to the wings, I guess it's a male.

The first butterfly photo of the year!




Comma Butterfly 907    (1 photos)
2022-07-05    Kongelunden, Denmark

Imago
Skovfogedmarken.



Comma Butterfly 956    (6 photos)
2022-07-12    Ronneby-area (Blekinge), Sweden

Imago
Different animals.

The first photo shows what looks like a normal colored individual, while the rest shows two different animals of the paler summer generation, hutchinsoni, that occur if early offspring has been produced. The size difference the two between is probably sex related.




Comma Butterfly 1172    (2 photos)
2022-07-16    Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark

Imago
Pinseskoven.

Form hutchinsoni.




Comma Butterfly 1173    (2 photos)
2022-07-26    Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark

Imago
Pinseskoven.

Not as pale below as a pure hutchinsoni, but paler than the normal dark underside.
Worn




Comma Butterfly 1174    (1 photos)
2022-07-26    Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark

Imago
Pinseskoven.




Comma Butterfly 1287    (1 photos)
2023-04-08    Kongelundsområdet, Denmark

Imago
Nordskoven.

Difficult to perceive from the photo, but it was an extremely small individual.




Comma Butterfly 1288    (2 photos)
2023-04-08    Kongelundsområdet, Denmark

Imago
Nordskoven.

A normal-looking individual.




Comma Butterfly 1289    (1 photos)
2023-04-08    Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark

Imago
Heksegryden.



Comma Butterfly 1300    (1 photos)
2023-04-09    Venestad (Skåne), Sweden

Imago

We saw several animals of this species, but as we were concentrating on tortoiseshells I only took one of this animal as it was sitting so attractively, though, partly blocked...




Comma Butterfly 1329    (2 photos)
2023-04-19    Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark

Imago
Heksegryden.



Comma Butterfly 1378    (1 photos)
2023-05-08    Kongelundsområdet, Denmark

Imago
Nordskoven.

Worn but still flying overwintering animal.




Comma Butterfly 1568    (1 photos)
2023-06-07    Hästenäs Kyrkskog (Östergötland), Sweden

Imago

Late in the spring season.




Comma Butterfly 1569    (2 photos)
2023-06-07    Hästenäs Kyrkskog (Östergötland), Sweden

Imago




Comma Butterfly 1767    (1 photos)
2023-07-13    Kongelundsområdet, Denmark

Imago
Skovfogedmarken.

Just beautiful.




Comma Butterfly 1814    (3 photos)
2023-07-18    Kongelundsområdet, Denmark

Imago ♀
Skovfogedmarken.

The redbrown summer form hutchinsonii. With the broad wings I guess it's a female.


Sugar Wine Feeding

Comma Butterfly 1815    (2 photos)
2023-07-18    Kongelundsområdet, Denmark

Imago
Skovfogedmarken.

The redbrown summer form hutchinsonii.




Comma Butterfly 1816    (4 photos)
2023-07-18    Kongelundsområdet, Denmark

Imago
Fasanstien.

Aberrant form suffusa. Very worn. Thomas Larsen had another two days ago, why they are around now.

Only saw it like this from a distance before it flew away. All the other c-albums I saw today were looking fresh, why I speculate whether this form is more fragile than normal...


Aberrant

Comma Butterfly 1817    (2 photos)
2023-07-18    Kongelundsområdet, Denmark

Imago ♀
Skovfogedmarken.

The redbrown summer form hutchinsoni. Large and with broad wings I guess it's a female.


Sugar Wine Feeding

Comma Butterfly 2084    (1 photos)
2023-07-28    Addit Hede (midtjylland), Denmark

Imago




Comma Butterfly 2361    (2 photos)
2023-09-16    Grib Skov (nordsjælland), Denmark

Imago
Karensport. Normal form with normal dark underwing.



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