Comma butterfly
This comma butterfly was collected by Alexander Baynes in July 1971 at Stoodleigh in Devon. He donated his collections to the Museum before emigrating to Australia. The comma butterfly is excellently camouflaged to resemble dead leaves.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 321/2007/18
- Category
- Natural History
- Collection Class
- Arthropods
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Baynes, Mr Alexander
- Common Name
- comma butterfly
- Simple Name
- insect: butterfly: pinned
- Period Classification
- Modern (1945-); Modern (1900-)
