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BUTTERFLY GALLERY - Large Butterflies
Information: MCCD #(815) 338-6223

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A_CommaEastern Common Name:
Eastern Comma
 
 
Scientific Name: Polygonia comma

 

Habitat & Flight Period: Deciduous Woodlands / May - September

 

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