Polygonia satyrus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Polygonia
- Species
- Polygonia satyrus
- Scientific Name
- Polygonia satyrus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Polygonia satyrus
Polygonia satyrus, the satyr comma, is a North American butterfly of the nymphalid family. It is primarily found in western Canada, where it is locally common. It bears a resemblance to Polygonia comma, the eastern comma, with which it is frequently confused. Its caterpillars feed on Urtica gracilis, the American stinging nettle.
...Polygonia satyrus in languages:
- English
- Satyr Comma
- English
- satyr anglewing
- French
- polygone satyre
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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