Polygonia egea
Polygonia egea, the southern comma, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Europe.
| Southern comma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Polygonia |
| Species: | P. egea |
| Binomial name | |
| Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775) | |
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The butterfly flies from March to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Parietaria officinalis in Europe.In the Transcaucasus on Parietaria judaica and in Turkey Parietaria and Urtica.
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