Green Comma - Polygonia faunus
![[Green Comma image]](img/010249.jpg "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
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
- eButterfly site
- Butterflies of Canada site (n.b. As of May 2021, many portions of this site not working properly.)
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