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Latin name - Polygonia c-album

Flight period – The butterfly can be seen at any time of the year, occasionally awakening on warm winter days. The butterfly emerges from hibernation in March, giving rise to the next generation which appear at the end of June and start of July.

Wingspan – 5.5 to 6.0 cm, 2.2 to 2.4 inch.

Description - Ragged wing edges and orange and brown with black spots uppersides. Undersides are brown with a white mark shaped like a comma on the hind wing.

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