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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Nymphalini » Tortoiseshells (Nymphalis) » Compton Tortoiseshell - Hodges#4430 (Nymphalis l-album)
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gray comma? - Nymphalis l-album
Copyright © 2018 Colin Gillette

gray comma? - Nymphalis l-album
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 15, 2018
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Contributed by Colin Gillette on 15 July, 2018 - 6:35pm
Last updated 3 November, 2020 - 8:50am

Compton Tortoiseshell - Moved
Moved from Nymphalini.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 3 November, 2020 - 8:50am login or register to post comments

Agree
Nymphalis l-album - Compton Tortoiseshell - Hodges#4430
Small silver mark on the central HW. I think it looks like a "v" but some say it looks like a "j":
This mark can be very hard to see in some.
Looks very fresh. Summer brood flies beginning in July (Cech & Tudor, 2005).
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 18 September, 2020 - 4:20am login or register to post comments

Moved to Nymphalini for a second opinion
Moved from Commas, Question Mark.

I took a second look at this one. This butterfly does not appear to have the typical Polygonia comma mark on the underside of the hind wing. I think it might actually be a Compton Tortoiseshell, Nymphalis l-album, although not as strongly-marked as typical examples.

I would love to hear what others think.
… Ken Allison, 10 September, 2019 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Skippers.
… Ken Allison, 10 August, 2018 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

Gray Comma
Your identification looks good.
… Ken Allison, 16 July, 2018 - 5:17am login or register to post comments

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