Polygonia satyrus

Polygonia satyrus
Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Underside, Ottawa, Ontario
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Polygonia
Species:
P. satyrus
Binomial name
Polygonia satyrus
(W.H. Edwards, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis 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.

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