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comma butterfly

British

noun

an orange-brown European vanessid butterfly, Polygonia c-album, with a white comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

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Last week a comma butterfly, fresh from hibernation, guarded my house for three sunny days.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2020

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