Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1115470

Green Comma
Polygonia faunus

Observation date: August 09, 2008
Submitted by: Paul Tavares
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Just came across this image cleaning up old files. Not sure of ID. A friendly butterfly at the waterfall in Cox's Cove, It landed on my wife's back and stayed in the area for a while.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: April 26, 2017
Coordinator notes: Definitely not a Gray, it has three black spots on the hindwing. The Eastern is rare on NF, I confirmed with Rick Cavasin that it is a Green Comma
Checklist region(s): Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador