Green Comma

Polygonia faunus

Genus Polygonia
Subfamily True Brushfoots
Family Brushfooted Butterflies
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Occurrence  Berkshire and Franklin Counties - migrant (from north)
Abundance Rare; unrecorded in MA for the last 50 years or more
Flight Period Probably mid-summer to late summer
Notes "In years of big flights in northern New England, some may move southward"
Overwintering (Migrant)
More info Massachusetts Butterfly Atlas Website

Green Comma

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 6/14/2002
Pittsburg, NH

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Green Comma

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 8/19/2002
Pittsburg, NH

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Green Comma

Photo by Frank Model - 8/26/2005
Pittsburg, NH

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Green Comma

Photo by Frank Model - 8/27/2007
Pittsburg, NH

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