The Wine Berry Fox - _TNY_7852
The comma (Polygonia c-album) is a butterfly and named that way because of a small white marking on the underside of the wings which is sort of shaped like a comma. In German, it is instead known as the "C-falter" as they evidently think the marking looks like a "c" instead.
Continuing with the names, here in Sweden, this is a "vinbärfuks" where "fuks" is a Swedification of the German "Fuchs" meaning fox which some German butterflies are called (due to the orange colour). Like the small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae is the Kleiner Fuchs - the small fox). This species is related (and orange) but just to confuse, the German name for it doesn't mention the fox part.
Vinbär (meaning wine berry) is what currant is known as here.
Isn't etymology almost as fun as Entomology?
The Wine Berry Fox - _TNY_7852
The comma (Polygonia c-album) is a butterfly and named that way because of a small white marking on the underside of the wings which is sort of shaped like a comma. In German, it is instead known as the "C-falter" as they evidently think the marking looks like a "c" instead.
Continuing with the names, here in Sweden, this is a "vinbärfuks" where "fuks" is a Swedification of the German "Fuchs" meaning fox which some German butterflies are called (due to the orange colour). Like the small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae is the Kleiner Fuchs - the small fox). This species is related (and orange) but just to confuse, the German name for it doesn't mention the fox part.
Vinbär (meaning wine berry) is what currant is known as here.
Isn't etymology almost as fun as Entomology?