Polygonia oreas

Oreas comma
Taken in Washington State
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Nymphalini
Genus: Polygonia
Species: P. oreas
Binomial name
Polygonia oreas
(Edwards, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis oreas
  • Grapta oreas
  • Grapta silvius

Polygonia oreas (oreas comma) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in North America in the mountains from southern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta to northern California.

The wingspan is 42–52 mm. The butterfly flies from June to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Ribes species.

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