Latin Name:  Polygonia faunus, Edwards, 1862
                        (R. Bercha, det., confirmed by N. Kondla)

Wingspan:   40 - 50 mm

Range:  South of the tree line.

Habitat:  Coniferous woodlands

Preferred Flowers/Food: Sap, carrion and animal dung

Time of year seen:  April to September (Additional Sightings)

Caterpillar's Diet: Willow, gooseberry, birch & alder

Other:  The Green Comma is a uncommon widespread species found south of the tree line from British Columbia to Newfoundland.  Its preferred habitat is mixed wood and spruce forests.  The adults are strong fliers on the wing from April to October.  They over winter and mate in the spring, with only one brood per year.  The ventral wing surface of  males has a mottled grey / brown coloration with a row of greenish spots on the forewing.  Females are generally more faded with either a brown or grey  ventral wing surface.  Both females and males have a white comma shaped mark on the ventral hind wing.  The dorsal side of  the wing in both sexes has basal brown coloration with a separate row of orange-brown sub-marginal spots.

References:  Bird et al, 1995 & Layberry et al, 2001