Comma Butterfly Recorded on Cloonlarge Loop
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April 7th 2025-Our resident Citizen Scientist (you know who) was surprised and delighted to find the Comma Butterfly on the Cloonlarge Loop today. This brings our total number of Butterfly Species recorded on the Loop to 22.
According to the National Biodiversity Data Centre the first confirmed report of Comma in the Republic of Ireland was in 2000. There have been sightings mainly in the north and south east. Isn’t it extraordinary how new species make their way across the globe!
Flight Time- April- September
Food plants. The larvae primarily feed on Common Nettle (Urtica dioica).
It has ragged wing edges and looks like a dead leaf. This butterfly is not into punctuation - the underside of the comma butterfly wing has a small, white "C" or comma-shaped mark, which is the feature that gives the butterfly its name
The photo taken today is poor so we are sharing a good photo of Comma taken in the UK in 2019. Keep an eye out while walking. Wonders never cease on the Loop,
Our record was submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre
