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INSECTS

Compton Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis l-album

Insects
Native
Compton Tortoiseshell, photo 1 of 5
Compton Tortoiseshell, Male
Compton Tortoiseshell, Female

Butterfly or moth in the family Nymphalidae.

There are 442 observations of Compton Tortoiseshell in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in April and July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue125
  2. Outaouais101
  3. Capitale-Nationale31
  4. Montérégie29
  5. Laurentides26
  6. Montréal26
  7. Mauricie18
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean17
  9. Estrie16
  10. Lanaudière14
  11. Nord-du-Québec12
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  13. Côte-Nord7
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  16. Centre-du-Québec2
  17. Laval1

Similar species

Green CommaPolygonia faunus
Eastern CommaPolygonia comma
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Mourning CloakNymphalis antiopa
Satyr CommaPolygonia satyrus
Hoary CommaPolygonia gracilis
Question MarkPolygonia interrogationis
Gray CommaPolygonia progne
European Peacock ButterflyAglais io
Milbert's TortoiseshellAglais milberti
American LadyVanessa virginiensis