White Comma butterfly top (Polygonia c-album)

Dutch name: Gehakkelde aurelia

comments (10)

Ludo Sak

Lion

Last week I heard on dutch radio that the average number of butterfly (sub-)species in summertime in a dutch garden (that's a long sentence:)) was 15.
In our garden we have two large butterfly bushes (don't know the english equivalent, thus freely translated) but I can't say we've reached 15 by far.
This one is too sharp, beautiful creature! Posted 13 years ago
1. Joost Thissen
  
  Lion
  
  15 sounds a lot to me indeed. I would say like 5 or so, I dont even know of many more species.
  Maybe if you count all the moths as well you might get closer to 15. Those moths you hardly see and with moths like silk moths where there is a different specie every plant the number of species increases rapidly. Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

What a basic name, Comma, for such a pretty one:) Posted 13 years ago
1. Joost Thissen
  
  Lion
  
  I indeed find just 'comma' a bit short (I have named the picture 'white comma' to make it a bit more distinctive.)
  The c-album (meaning white C) in the name refers to the clearly visible white C sign on the side of the wings.
  
  You can see it on Ferdy's photo:
  
  Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I didn't know about that C-sign, thanks for that info! Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Wow, Joost, wat is the weather like @ your place, or Ferdy's? I just left strijp-s ehv for home and the flashes are so frequent yet distant, so amazingly undutch. I don't hear any thunder and would not want to be caught in it. Yet I'd make some amazing lightning shots without any effort if I was any closer. Now in Weert I still see the flashes, sometimes several each second for many seconds. Just like the tropics;) how about that for a climate shift. Hope some of us are closer yet out of trouble and make a photo or two. Be safe, all. Signing off, going to bed. Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I've been at the campus all day and outside it was "pressing" hot, but as an office clerk I've mostly been around airco.
  
  Back home it's reasonably cool here. Had a tiny shower but no big lighting yet. I do see a red dot on buienradar moving towards me. Posted 13 years ago
2. Joost Thissen
  
  Lion
  
  Indeed I can't remember having seen the flashes so frequent before.
  The storm itself was short with heavy rain and strong winds.
  I was not able to make a decent photo, but did record a video to show the frequent flashes. This was after the storm past by.
  
  Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
3. 1. Ludo Sak
    
    Lion
    
    Astonishing frequency, was it! Thx for recording, it was the same over here a bit more south. Posted 13 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

By the way, beautiful shot, which is promoted. This butterfly looks so much more beautiful with open wings. Posted 13 years ago

The Comma

The Comma is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Its irregular wing edges are characteristic of the "Polygonia" genus, which is why they are commonly called anglewings. It is found in northern Africa and across Europe from Portugal through Asia as far as Japan. Its dorsal wings are colourful but its underside has a pattern that camouflages it when its wings are held together.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Joost Thissen

By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Aug 15, 2012. Captured Jul 22, 2012 15:28 in Heerstraatpad, 6285 Epen, The Netherlands.

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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.