| McHenry County Conservation District / McHenry County College / A_CommaEastern
BUTTERFLY GALLERY - Large Butterflies Information: MCCD #(815) 338-6223 |
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Eastern Comma
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| Scientific Name: | Polygonia comma
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| Habitat & Flight Period: | Deciduous Woodlands / May - September
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| Comment: | Named for the punctuation mark visible on the underwing only. Overwinter as adults. Adult food source is rotting fruit and tree sap, not flower nectar. Notice the cryptic nature of wings - they appear as dead leaves. Larval host plants are elms and net
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