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title: "European Comma"
description: "Polygonia c-album — Insetti e ragni. Polygonia c-album, or the comma, is a food generalist (polyphagous) butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/european-comma
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Comma

> Polygonia c-album — Insetti e ragni. Polygonia c-album, or the comma, is a food generalist (polyphagous) butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

- Scientific name: *Polygonia c-album*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 85030
- Wikidata: [Q754675](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q754675)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56225](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56225)

## Names

- en: European Comma
- de: C-Falter
- es: Mariposa C-Blanca
- fr: Robert-le-Diable
- nl: Gehakkelde aurelia
- pl: Rusałka ceik

## Countries with the most observations

GB (22336), DE (9840), RU (7238), FR (6083), IT (5526), AT (4008), DK (3184), ES (2554), CZ (2246), PL (2232), NL (1956), FI (1744)

## Summary

Polygonia c-album, or the comma, is a food generalist (polyphagous) butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The angular notches on the edges of the forewings are characteristic of the genus Polygonia, which is why species in the genus are commonly referred to as anglewing butterflies. Comma butterflies can be identified by their prominent orange and dark brown/black dorsal wings.
Both the larval and adult stages exhibit protective camouflage, mimicking bird droppings and fallen leaves respectively, which reduces predation. The pupae are also cryptic, resembling shriveled leaves. During the later stage…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonia_c-album

## Photo

![European Comma](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-comma/medium.jpg)

Photo: uusijani · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132018680

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-comma?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).