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Green Comma - Polygonia faunus
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Green Comma - New Scotland Rd., NB - 2009-05-12
Photo © Jim Edsall
Status in Nova Scotia
Not common.

Flight Period
Early April to mid-June (over-wintered adults) and then early August to late September.

Habitat
Boreal forest.

Larval Foodplants
Birch, also willows, alders and blueberries.

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
Other anglewings.

Notes
This is thought to be the most numerous of the anglewings in the Maritimes.

Further Reading


Green Comma - Lipsett Brook Rd., NB, 2009-07-28
Green Comma - Lipsett Brook Rd., NB - 2009-07-28
2009-07-28
Photo © Jim Edsall
Green Comma - Cape Breton Highlands NP, 2021-08-11
Green Comma - Cape Breton Highlands NP - 2021-08-11
2021-08-11
Photo © Peter Payzant