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Comma Butterfly

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Galva, Illinois

Atalissa, Iowa

Cary, North Carolina

Concord, North Carolina

Glouster, Ohio

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Lebanon, Tennessee

Charlottesville, Virginia

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(Zone 8b) | September 2008 | Positive

Almost extinct in the UK at one point, the Comma made a come back by changing the food plant for its larvae from hops to nettles. The butterflies feed on rotting fruit as well as nectar. Look for them in orchards with windfall apples on the ground.

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