Eastern Comma

Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.

Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page and the following common name for additional information from USGS web page. BugGuide is another web resource

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Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches)
Common name [link is to USGS]		 Occurrence level & flight period.
Habitat. Typically visits (for nectaring). Larval host plants.

 

Eastern Comma (1.75–2.5″)
Eastern Comma		 Uncommon: Apr, Jun & E-Sep Woods, roads Rotting fruit & sap Nettles, elm, hops

Summer form
March 15, 2019
Elkride
Dave Ziolkowski

Summer form
July 3, 2011
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott

October 9, 2009
Rockburn Branch Park
Bonnie Ott

October 11, 2016
Ellicott City
Jeff Culler

Calerpilar
June 19, 2019
Henryton PVSP
Bonnie Ott

Chrysalis
September 9, 2013
Pigtail
Jo Solem

Eastern Comma, October 4, 2021, David Ryan YouTube video

Individuals seen in each 10-day period to date during the butterfly survey

The phenograms show the maximum number of individual butterflies of this species seen in the first eight years of the Howard County Butterfly Survey. From these graphs, one can see the number of broods of each species, when they are active, and the relative abundance of the species in each brood. The observed early and late dates are shown below The graphs can be used to anticipate the first sighting of a given species in the year and can help with identification.

Early: 2/8/2017 Late: 11/27/2015