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Field Notes

Description:

Polygonia butterfly, aka Comma Butterfly. Which species of Comma I am not certain.

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Comma

Polygonia comma

Reference Link
Rubens Araujo
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Comments (3)
dremlap
Doubtful that it is P. comma since it was found in Washington state. Most likely it is P. satyrus, P. faunus, or P. gracilis zephyrus. It's unfortunate that the little fellow took off before I could position for a dorsal shot. If I was a betting man, I would put my money on P. satyrus.
KeithRoragen
My best guess would be Satyr Comma - Polygonia satyrus. http://bugguide.net/node/view/82161

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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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PublishedMay 29, 2012

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