Polygonia satyrus
Appearance
Polygonia satyrus | |
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Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada | |
Underside, Ottawa, Ontario | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Polygonia |
Species: | P. satyrus
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Binomial name | |
Polygonia satyrus (W.H. Edwards, 1869)
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Synonyms | |
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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 dioica, stinging nettle.
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- Satyr comma, Butterflies of Canada