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title: "Nymphalis vaualbum"
description: "Nymphalis l-album — Insetos e aranhas. Nymphalis vaualbum or N."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/compton-tortoiseshell
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nymphalis vaualbum

> Nymphalis l-album — Insetos e aranhas. Nymphalis vaualbum or N.

- Scientific name: *Nymphalis l-album*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 13742
- Wikidata: [Q138032](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138032)
- iNaturalist taxon: [198813](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/198813)

## Names

- en: Compton Tortoiseshell
- de: Weißes L
- es: Nymphalis vaualbum
- fr: Vanesse du peuplier
- it: Nymphalis vaualbum
- nl: Gehakkelde vos
- pt: Nymphalis vaualbum
- pl: Rusałka laik

## Countries with the most observations

CA (9664), US (2486), RU (1088), JP (117), CN (38), KZ (35), MN (11), RS (10), KG (8)

## Summary

Nymphalis vaualbum or N. l-album, the Compton tortoiseshell, or false comma, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

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

## Photo

![Nymphalis vaualbum](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/compton-tortoiseshell/medium.jpg)

Photo: Thompson Hyggen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185934117

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/compton-tortoiseshell?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).