Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Polygonia c-album

Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)

comma

on stinging nettle, broadleaved trees

Polygonia c-album

Hoofddorp, 24.v.2019 © Laurens van der Linde

Polygonia c-album

another image

Polygonia c-album larva

Hoofddorp, 31.v.2017 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Carpinus betulus; Corylus avellana; Humulus lupulus; Ribes nigrum, rubrum, uva-crispa; Salix caprea; Ulmus glabra, laevis, minor; Urtica dioica.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Nymphalis c-album.

references

Aistleitner & Aistleitner (1996a), Baquero, Moraza, Ariño & Jordana (2011a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).

Last modified 4.viii.2023