Genus

Polygonia (Commas)

Polygonia satyrus. Photo: (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Polygonia (from Greek πολύς - polys, “many” and γωνία - gōnia, “angle”) is a genus of butterflies with a conspicuous white mark on the underside of each hindwing, hence the common name comma. They also have conspicuous angular notches on the outer edges of their forewings, hence the other common name anglewing butterflies. The related genus Nymphalis also includes some anglewing species; Polygonia is sometimes classified as a subgenus of Nymphalis.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
        Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)
        Subfamily: Nymphalinae (Checkerspots, anglewings, peacocks, and allies)
        Tribe: Nymphalini (Ladies, anglewings, and allies)
        Genus: Polygonia (Commas)
        Species: Polygonia satyrus (Satyr comma)
        Species: Polygonia gracilis (Hoary comma)
        Species: Polygonia faunus (Green comma)
        Species: Polygonia oreas (Oreas comma)

Subtaxa

Species: Polygonia satyrus (Satyr comma)

Species: Polygonia gracilis (Hoary comma)

Species: Polygonia faunus (Green comma)

Species: Polygonia oreas (Oreas comma)

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