Wingspan: 2 1/2 - 3 1/16 inches (6.4 - 7.8 cm).
The Upper side is orange-brown with
darker wing bases and black patches.
There is a single white costal spot on both  the forewing and the hindwing.
The verso is mottled grey and brown, with dark bases and borders.
Regardless of the ground colour (grey-brown or a buff brown), there is great contrast between the dark chocolate-brown discal region and the paler postdiscal area in males, less so in females.
The hindwing verso  has a ‘V’-shaped white mark adjoining the cell at S4.
In some specimens this ‘V’ is replaced by  a dash, an ‘L’,a ‘C’ or a ‘J’ and it may consist of just a  few white scales, or be absent altogether.
This marking is far more prominent in males.
 This V mark is shared with Polygonia c-album, hence the name false comma.
Wingspan: 2 1/2 - 3 1/16 inches (6.4 - 7.8 cm). The Upper side is orange-brown with
darker wing bases and black patches. There is a single white costal spot on both  the forewing and the hindwing. The verso is mottled grey and brown, with dark bases and borders.Regardless of the ground colour (grey-brown or a buff brown), there is great contrast between the dark chocolate-brown discal region and the paler postdiscal area in males, less so in females. The hindwing verso  has a ‘V’-shaped white mark adjoining the cell at S4. In some specimens this ‘V’ is replaced by  a dash, an ‘L’,a ‘C’ or a ‘J’ and it may consist of just a  few white scales, or be absent altogether. This marking is far more prominent in males.  This V mark is shared with Polygonia c-album, hence the name false comma.
Nymphalis vaualbum