Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Polygonia oreas | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Nymphalini Rank Species | |
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Similar Hoary comma, Polygonia satyrus, Polygonia faunus, Pyrgus ruralis, Polygonia progne | ||
Polygonia oreas oreas comma butterfly
Polygonia oreas (oreas comma) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in North America in the mountains from southern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta to northern California.
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The wingspan is 42–52 mm. The butterfly flies from June to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Ribes species.
Similar species
References
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