Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 13, 2023, 7:20 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Nymphalinae > Tribus: Nymphalini > Genus: Polygonia > Species: Polygonia c-album
- Vernacular names
- Gehakkelde aurelia (NL), The Comma (EN), Robert-le-diable (FR), C-Falter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 18 (as Vanessa C-Album). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Egg
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
Hibernates as imago.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generation a year: from mid June till early August, and from the end of August till the end of May of the subsequent year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Urtica dioica and Humulus lupulus
The larva lives on Ulmus, Salix, Corylus, Humulus, Urtica, Ribes, etc.
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