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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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Green Comma? - Polygonia faunus
Copyright © 2010 Larry de March

Green Comma? - Polygonia faunus
Whitemouth Ski Trails S. of intersection of Hwys #1 and #11., Manitoba, Canada
April 11, 2010
I'd appreciate an i.d. confirmation/correction.
Thanks, Larry
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Contributed by Larry de March on 12 April, 2010 - 8:11am
Last updated 26 September, 2010 - 2:11am

Every time I look at this one, I see a Green Comma
not any other species; so,
oved from Commas, Question Mark.
… David J. Ferguson, 26 September, 2010 - 2:11am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 April, 2010 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

Agreed, underside would make it much easier.
However, I think you are correct. Only two others are likely to have the small yellow spots in a dark border like this one, one being the Comma and the other the Progne. This is not P. progne, and to my eye, it looks much more like P. faunus than like P. comma. In P. comma, those yellow spots on the hind wing are usually crescent-shaped and not so round, more likely rounded in P. faunus. Also, the wing shape is a tad different from the average in the Comma. Even though I'm fairly sure it is P. faunus, the identification must be a bit tentative, it could be a Comma.

The shape of the wing indicates that this one is probably female.
… David J. Ferguson, 13 April, 2010 - 12:38am login or register to post comments

 
Green comma
Thank you for looking at it

Larry
… Larry de March, 14 April, 2010 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

hard to tell without an under
hard to tell without an underwing shot
… James N Broadbent, 12 April, 2010 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

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