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Eastern Comma/Polygonia Comma Butterfly

Nymphalidae, subfamily Nymphalinae.

Description:

Info from Wiki: The upper side of the summer forms hind wings are all black, whereas the winter forms hind wings are reddish-orange. The underside of both forms is striped with dark and light brown. There is a silvery comma mark in the middle of the hindwing in both forms.

Habitat:

Info from Wiki: The Eastern Comma may be spotted in woods near rivers, ponds, marshes, swamps, and other water sources. This butterfly seldom visits flowers, but rather feeds on sap, rotting fruit, salts and minerals from puddling, and dung.

Notes:

This was my first time spotting one of these butterflies. Absolutely beautiful.

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7 Comments

Saumya Wanniarachchi
Saumya Wanniarachchi 10 years ago

Beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Technopony13
Technopony13 10 years ago

wow its beautiful.

Chamalka Dulmini
Chamalka Dulmini 10 years ago

nice!!!!

Cindyloohoo
Cindyloohoo 10 years ago

Thanks so much! :)

blaise
blaise 10 years ago

Beautiful!

Cindyloohoo
Cindyloohoo 10 years ago

Thanks! First time I've ever seen one!

Sew
Sew 10 years ago

woooowww...love the colors..

Cindyloohoo
Spotted by
Cindyloohoo

Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Sep 14, 2013
Submitted on Sep 25, 2013

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