Asian comma

Polygonia c-aureum

"Polygonia c-aureum", the Asian comma, is a middle-size butterfly found in Japan, Korean Peninsula, China, Taiwan, and Indochina.
Polygonia c-aureum, 네발나비  Asian comma,Geotagged,Polygonia c-aureum,South Korea,Summer,asian comma,네발나비,호랑나비

Appearance

It has a wingspan of 27 mm. Wings are orange with black dots. The undersides of the wings is mottled brown with a shiny comma mark on the center of the hindwing. The main difference with other comma species is that it has blueish markings on the bottom of its hindwing.

Habitat

"P. c-aureum" is common in suburban areas. It is not a threatened species. The larvae of the species feed on plants such as: "Humulus japonicus", the Japanese hop.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusPolygonia
SpeciesP. c-aureum
Photographed in
South Korea