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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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Roddia vaualbum - Nymphalis l-album
Copyright © 2006 jim urbach

Roddia vaualbum - Nymphalis l-album
Lake MacDonald Lodge, Montana, USA
July 24, 2006
Never saw the topside, but did photograph the profile and topwing of a definite green comma and this profile is different. THe one that is definitely a green comma has the green more diffusely spread near the wingtip and not sharply demarcated as the stripe shown here. ???
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Contributed by jim urbach on 26 July, 2006 - 6:42pm
Last updated 8 May, 2008 - 1:01pm

Moved
Moved from Green Comma.
… Jason D. Roberts, 8 May, 2008 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

Compton Tortoiseshell
That is a beautiful photo. I always love to see the pattern in the eyes. This is not a Polygonia, but is closely related. It is Nymphalis vau-album. The name is in a bit of flux right now as people argue over "j-album", "l-album", and so on. I don't know which will win out.
… David J. Ferguson, 20 September, 2007 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the kind comments.
Thanks for the kind comments. As a photographer I find this site invaluable for correct photo IDs
… jim urbach, 21 September, 2007 - 9:12am login or register to post comments

 
Your welcome
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… David J. Ferguson, 21 September, 2007 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Polygonia.
… A.W. Thomas, 3 December, 2006 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

Can't see any alternative
than a Green
… A.W. Thomas, 3 December, 2006 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

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