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Polygonia comma |
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| Order | Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) |
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| Superfamily | Papilionoidea (Butterflies [excluding skippers]) |
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| Family | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
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| Subfamily | Nymphalinae (True Brushfoots) |
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| Flight | Two broods: April to mid-May and mid-June to early October. |
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| Habitat | Woodlands, marshes, streams. |
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| Larval Hosts | All members of the elm and nettle families. |
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| Adult Food | Tree sap and rotting fruit. |
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| Identification | The “comma” marking on the underside of the forewing of the eastern comma is swollen at both ends. |
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