Polygonia faunus

Green comma
	On silver fir, Washington, U.S.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Polygonia
Species:	P. faunus
Binomial name
	Polygonia faunus; (W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Synonyms
	Nymphalis faunus;

Polygonia faunus, the green comma or Faunus anglewing is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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.

Male, dorsal side - MHNT
Male, ventral side - MHNT
Female, Temagami, Ontario, Canada

Similar species

It is 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. It is also strongly associated with the comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) within the genus based on larval development analysis and synaptomorphies.^[1]

References

↑ Nylin, Sören; Nyblom, Klas; Ronquist, Fredrik; Janz, Niklas; Belicek, Joseph; Källersjö, Mari (2001-08-01). "Phylogeny of Polygonia, Nymphalis and related butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): a total‐evidence analysis". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 132 (4): 441–468. doi:10.1006/zjls.2000.0268. ISSN 0024-4082.

External links

Butterflies and Moths of North-America
Green comma, Butterflies of Canada

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[1] Nylin, Sören; Nyblom, Klas; Ronquist, Fredrik; Janz, Niklas; Belicek, Joseph; Källersjö, Mari (2001-08-01). "Phylogeny of Polygonia, Nymphalis and related butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): a total‐evidence analysis". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 132 (4): 441–468. doi:10.1006/zjls.2000.0268. ISSN 0024-4082.