| Family | Nymphalidae |
|---|---|
| Subfamily | Nymphalinae |
| Genus | Nymphalis |
| Species | vaualbum |
| Authority | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
| English Name | False Comma |
| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
|---|---|
| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitats Directive | HD II IV |
| Bern Convention | |
| CITES |
The False Comma occurs in the lowlands of Eastern Europe, in deciduous or mixed woods. It prefers damp woods, and is found in clearings or at the wood edge. It is a mobile butterfly and a strong migrant. The female lays her eggs in the spring, clustered around the twigs of the foodplants which may be birches (Betula spp.), willows (Salix spp.), poplars (Populus spp.), or elms (Ulmus spp.). The False Comma has one generation a year, and because it hibernates as a butterfly, can be seen for much of the year.
Albania (Possibly Present) / Austria (Regionally Extinct) / Belarus (Irregular Vagrant) / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Croatia / Czechia (Regionally Extinct) / Denmark (Irregular Vagrant) / Estonia (Regionally Extinct) / Finland (Irregular Vagrant) / Hungary (Irregular Vagrant) / Latvia / North Macedonia (Irregular Vagrant) / Montenegro (Irregular Vagrant) / Poland (Irregular Vagrant) / Romania / European Russia / Serbia / Serbia: Serbia / Slovakia (Regionally Extinct) / Slovenia (Regionally Extinct) / Sweden (Irregular Vagrant) / Ukraine /
No larval foodplants are available for this species.