"Annabel" wrote in message ...
I saw my first comma of the year in my garden, somewhat early isn't it?.

Bell

No. It is about right. A friend of mine saw one last week. Commas,
like small tortoiseshells, to which they are closely related,
hibernate as adults. Consequently it is possible to see them even on
warm winter days. About now is when the adult hibernating butteflies
emerge anyway.

--
Neil Jones- http://www.butterflyguy.com/
"At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the
butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn
Bog
National Nature Reserve