Green Comma

The Green Comma (Polygonia faunus) is similar to the common Eastern Comma, but a little smaller, darker beneath, and with a more jagged trailing edge of the wings; can usually be distinguished by the irregular wing margins and the submarginal row of green spots on the underside. Like Eastern, there's a nice silvery-white comma mark.



Green Comma is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in North America. More confined to woodlands than the other commas. This species is found in boreal forest habitats, and is most often seen sunning itself along woodland trails. The wingspan is 45–64 mm. Green Comma overwinters as an adult, flies and mates in the spring, and then fresh butterflies are seen in late July through September, when they hibernate for the winter.

Green Comma is difficult to distinguish from the other commas, especially in overwintered, worn spring butterflies, where the bands of greenish spots near the wing margins are difficult to see. It is best to see both the upper and lower wings to identify this species.

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