Polygonia satyrus

Satyr comma
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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