Polygonia faunus
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The Green Comma is a butterfly
of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in North America
.
The wingspan
is 45–64 mm. The butterfly flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Upland Willow (Salix humilis), Betula lenta, Alder
, Rhododendron occidentale
, and Ribes
species.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 45–64 mm. The butterfly flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Upland Willow (Salix humilis), Betula lenta, Alder
Alder
Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants belonging to the birch family . The genus comprises about 30 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, few reaching large size, distributed throughout the North Temperate Zone and in the Americas along the Andes southwards to...
, Rhododendron occidentale
Rhododendron occidentale
Rhododendron occidentale, the Western Azalea, is one of two deciduous Rhododendron species native to western North America . The Western Azalea is known to occur as far north as Bandon, Oregon. It is found as far south as the Palomar Mountain area in southern California...
, and Ribes
Ribes
Ribes is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. Seven subgenera are recognized....
species.
Similar Species
Most similar to the Eastern Comma (P. comma), but it can usually be distinguished by the irregular wing margins and the submarginal row of green spots on the underside.External links
- Butterflies and Moths of North-America
- Green Comma, Butterflies of Canada