Polygonia comma

Eastern comma

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Polygonia
Species:
P. comma
Binomial name
Polygonia comma
(Harris, 1842)
Range map showing distribution of the eastern comma
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis comma

Polygonia comma, the eastern comma, is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Nymphalinae.