Polygonia progne

Grey Comma or Gray Comma
	File:Polygonia progne1.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Nymphalini
Genus:	Polygonia
Species:	P. progne
Binomial name
	Polygonia progne; (Cramer, 1775)
Subspecies
	P. p. progne (Scott, 1988); P. p. nigrozephyrus (Scott, 1984);
Synonyms
	Nymphalis progne; Papilio progne (Cramer, 1775); Polygonia l-argenteum (Scudder, 1875);

The Gray Comma or Grey Comma (Polygonia progne) is a species of Polygonia that occurs in North America.

Description

File:Polygonia progne larva.jpg

Larva

Its wingspan is between 4.4 and 6.3 cm. The top of the wings is bright orange-brown while the summer forms often have a dark border on the hindwing. Both winter and summer forms have few yellow spots on their wing borders. The underside of the wings have L-shaped silver markings and are charcoal gray.

Habitat

You can often find these around dirt roads and stream beds. Most often found in hilly terrain or canyon lands.

Life cycle

The adults have two flights a year, one in April-May and another in June-August. During the first flight the adults mate and lay eggs. These eggs will hatch and become the summer generation. The summer generation's eggs will hatch in October and hibernate.

Larval foods

Adult foods

Plant sap
Rarely Flower Nectar

References

"Nymphalis". Retrieved 2008-11-18.
"Species Polygonia progne - Gray Comma". Retrieved 2008-11-18.

External links

Grey Comma, Butterflies of Canada

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