Comma Butterfly
Camlóg
| Irish name: | Camlóg |
| See it in: | Summer |
| Biodiversity Ireland Species Profile: | Comma Butterfly |
Today, the 7th of July, I spotted the rare Comma butterfly (Camlóg) in my back garden. It got its name from the comma markings on its underwings. This butterfly was first recorded in Ireland in 2000. It has been increasing in the east and south-east since then. This increase is due to climate change. (Most butterfly species are decreasing). The female lays eggs on the common thistle. The caterpillars that emerge will be brown/black with a white streak to look like bird droppings. The adults have scalloped wings. When they hibernate on trees and branches, they only display their undersides so that they look like dead leaves.