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com·ma but·ter·f·ly
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comma, comma butterfly, Polygonia commanoun
anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
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comma butterfly
Polygonia (from Greek πολύς - polys, "many" and γωνία - gōnia, "angle") is a genus of butterflies with a conspicuous white mark on the underside of each hindwing, hence the common name comma. They also have conspicuous angular notches on the outer edges of their forewings, hence the other common name anglewing butterflies. The related genus Nymphalis also includes some anglewing species; Polygonia is sometimes classified as a subgenus of Nymphalis.Many members of Polygonia hibernate as adults. Species include: Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758) – comma Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758) – Asian comma Polygonia comma (Harris, 1842) – eastern comma Polygonia egea (Cramer, 1775) – southern comma Polygonia faunus (Edwards, 1862) – Faunus anglewing, Faunus comma, green comma Polygonia g-argenteum Doubleday & Hewitson, 1846 – Mexican anglewing Polygonia gigantea (Leech, 1883) – giant comma Polygonia gracilis (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – hoary comma Polygonia haroldii Dewitz, 1877 – spotless anglewing Polygonia interposita (Staudinger, 1881) Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798) – question mark Polygonia oreas (Edwards, 1869) – oreas anglewing, oreas comma, sylvan anglewing Polygonia progne (Cramer, 1775) – grey comma, gray comma Polygonia satyrus (Edwards, 1869) – satyr anglewing, satyr comma Polygonia undina (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890) Polygonia zephyrus (Edwards, 1870) – zephyr comma
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comma butterfly
A comma butterfly is a type of butterfly belonging to the species Polygonia c-album, which is found across parts of North America and Europe. It is named for the white 'comma' marking visible on the underside of its wings. The wings have a ragged outline and the upper side is reddish-orange with black spots. This mature butterfly is known for hibernating in the winter.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of comma butterfly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of comma butterfly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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