Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch

The Nymphalidae - Nymphalinae 2 including Nymphalis, Polygonia and Araschnia

This page includes all the pictures of Nymphalis (Camberwell Beauty and Large Tortoiseshell), Polygonia (Commas) and Araschnia (Map) - photographed in Europe and shown on the original sightings page

Note: Photographs are accepted as being correctly identified by the named photographer and this website accepts no responsibility for misidentification. It is noted that some species can be found in Great Britain but are included as the photograph was taken in another European country. No details of distribution or status will be given.

Species Name	Scientific Name
59.028 BF1596 - Camberwell Beauty	Nymphalis antiopa
Maritime Alps France © photo: Clive Burrows

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Species Name	Scientific Name
59.029 BF1594 - Large Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis polychloros
Maritime Alps France © photo: Clive Burrows	Spanish Pyrenees © photo: Clive Burrows
Maritime Alps France © photo: Clive Burrows	Gorges du Blavet, Var France © photo: Roger Gibbons

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Species Name	Scientific Name
59.031 BF1598 - Comma	Polygonum c-album
Greece © photo: Clive Burrows	Maritime Alps France © photo: Clive Burrows

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Species Name	Scientific Name
Southern Comma	Polygonum egea
Southern France © photo: Clive Burrows	Alpes-Maritime © photo: Roger Gibbons

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Species Name	Scientific Name
59.032 BF1599 - European Map	Araschnia levana
spring generation Roussillion, Lyon France © photo: Roger Gibbons	spring generation Roussillion, Lyon France © photo: Roger Gibbons
Map spring generation Ax-les-Thermes, Eastern Pyrenees France © photo: Roger Gibbons	Spring generation Poland © photo: Steve Lane
Map summer generation Ambert, Auvergne France © photo: Roger Gibbons
Map summer generation Jura France © photo: Richard Bigg	Map summer generation Slovakia © photo: Clive Burrows