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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Nymphalini » Commas, Question Mark (Polygonia) » Green Comma - Hodges#4423 (Polygonia faunus)
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Nymphaline - Polygonia faunus
Copyright © 2007 Sean McCann

Nymphaline - Polygonia faunus
Manning Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
August 27, 2007
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 28 August, 2007 - 10:21am
Last updated 20 September, 2007 - 12:52pm

Moved
Moved from Polygonia.
… Sean McCann, 20 September, 2007 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

Comma
I think Polygonia faunus (Green Comma) with a very pale black spot in the center of the hindwing above. I wouldn't rule out P. gracilis either, though. I am basing this on pp. 197-199 of Brock & Kaufman's field guide.

Someone else will hopefully have a more definite answer.
… Bobby Grizzard, 28 August, 2007 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

 
Comma
The black spot in the central hindwing may be too faint to qualify for P. faunus. Also, the wing edges do not appear as jagged as one would expect in P. faunus. P. gracilis (Hoary Comma) seems more likely.
… John Van Dyk, Sr., 28 August, 2007 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

 
P. faunus
Definitely P. faunus. The pattern is wrong for P. comma, the shape is wrong too. This is likely a female, which have the wings a bit broader and a bit less irregular at the margin than males. P. oreas and P. gracilis have a different pattern above as well, and again the wings are a bit different in shape.
… David J. Ferguson, 20 September, 2007 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks!
… Sean McCann, 20 September, 2007 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

 
oops
Your welcome. I didn't mean to be mentioning P. comma - not sure where that came from, I meant P. zephyrus. I was intending to compare with P. gracilis/zephyrus, oreas, and satyrus, but juggled the names. Conclusion is still the same though.
… David J. Ferguson, 20 September, 2007 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

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