Comma (Polygonia c-album)

This is my first garden Comma butterfly since 2022. Being away for a big chunk of the summer both years hasn’t helped, but both this and last year have been pretty poor butterfly years.

First Butterfly this Spring

My first butterfly of 2024, a Comma (Polygonia c-album) catching some spring sunshine in the outdoor plant section of my local B&Q DIY centre at Evesham. Usually my first butterfly of the spring is a Small Tortoiseshell or a Brimstone, but adult Commas do hibernate, even if they normally first wake up in late March or April.