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Comma Butterflyl aqua

Location: New Forest, Hampshire, UK. 06/09/2003.

Comma butterfly feeding on over-ripe blackberries. .

FujiFilm S1 Pro. 1/110 F16. +Flash, Sigma 105mm Macro lens.

Location: Otterbourne Quarry, Hampshire, UK.  Date: 25/09/05

FujiFilm S1 Pro. 1/90 F8. Sigma 105mm Macro lens.

Comma Butterfly (Polygonia C-album)

When filming in south of England I always see these butterflies feeding on flowers or ripening fruit, known for its white ‘C’ like marking under its hindwing, they have two generations a year, the second hibernate as a butterfly, and the tattered appearance of the wings, when closed, on branches is camouflaged as dead leaves. The Caterpillars feed on Stinging Nettles and hops, which are disguised to look like bird droppings, spinning small webs under the leaves.

Location: New Forest, Hampshire, UK. 03/09/2005.

FujiFilm S1 Pro. 1/400 F56. Sigma 105mm Macro lens.