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Commas

Polygonia

The Comma butterfly has a unique shape and a beautiful orange color with dark spots. Its wings look like they have a little notch, which makes it special among butterflies!

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Commas butterfly has ragged-edged wings, giving it a torn look. Its upper wings are bright orange with black spots, while the undersides are a dull brown, perfectly mimicking a dead leaf. A distinctive white C-shaped mark is visible on its closed hindwings.

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Commas
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Commas

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Commas prefer sipping tree sap and rotting fruit over flower nectar.

Some Comma butterflies live long enough to experience two different seasons!

The 'comma' mark on their wing can be a perfect C or broken into two parts!

Their caterpillars are spiky and brown, looking like bird droppings to scare off predators.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Season Changer

Commas have different wing patterns for summer and winter generations, helping them adapt their camouflage to the changing seasons.

Fähigkeit

Winter Sleeper

Commas can hibernate as adults through the cold winter months because they store energy and find sheltered spots, helping them survive until spring.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-60 mm
Größe
45-60 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-240 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult Commas enjoy sipping tree sap and rotting fruit, while their spiky larvae munch on leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae primarily eat the leaves of host plants, while adults feed on tree sap, rotting fruit, and occasionally flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • tree sap
  • rotting fruit
  • nectar
  • elm leaves
  • nettle leaves
  • willow leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

English Elm

Ulmus procera

Larvae feed on leaves.

eaten by

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

A common larval food plant.

eaten by

White Willow

Salix alba

Larvae consume its leaves.

hunts

Common Blackbird

Turdus merula

Birds prey on larvae and adults.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are gentle and safe to watch. Don't try to catch them; just enjoy their beauty!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Commas?

45-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Commas?

45-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Commas?

30-240 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Commas?

15 km/h

Was frisst Commas?

Adult Commas enjoy sipping tree sap and rotting fruit, while their spiky larvae munch on leaves.

Wo findet man Commas normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Commas?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Commas?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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