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Polygonia oreas (Oreas Comma)

Synonyms: Polygonia silenus; Vanessa oreas

Wikipedia Abstract

Polygonia oreas (oreas comma) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in North America in the mountains from southern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta to northern California. The wingspan is 42–52 mm. The butterfly flies from June to October depending on the location. The larvae feed on Ribes species.
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Infraspecies

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.89 inches (.048 m)

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1Butterflies of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0