Polygonia satyrus
Satyr comma | |
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Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario | |
Underside, Ottawa, Ontario | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Nymphalini |
Genus: | Polygonia |
Species: | P. satyrus |
Binomial name | |
Polygonia satyrus (W.H. Edwards, 1869) | |
Synonyms | |
Nymphalis satyrus |
Polygonia satyrus (satyr comma) is a North American butterfly of the species nymphalid, primarily found in Western Canada, where it is locally common. It bears a resemblance to the eastern comma, with which it is frequently confused.
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- Satyr comma, Butterflies of Canada
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