Oreas Comma
Polygonia oreas (W.H. Edwards, 1869)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is red-brown with dark, distinct borders and yellow, chevron-shaped submarginal spots. Underside is blackish-gray; silver mark at center of hindwing is L-shaped.
Wing Span: 1 5/8 - 1 7/8 inches (4.2 - 4.8 cm).
Life History: Males perch on shrubs in valley bottoms during the afternoons to wait for females. Eggs are laid singly under host plant leaves; caterpillars eat leaves and rest under them or on stems. Adults hibernate.
Flight: Overwintered adults emerge in May, mate, and lay eggs of the next generation, which flies from June-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Gooseberries (Ribes species); perhaps others.
Adult Food: Tree sap, rotting fruit, rarely flower nectar.
Habitat: Coastal canyons, streamsides, redwood forests.
Range: British Columbia south through eastern Washington and eastern Oregon and along the Pacific Slope to central California; southeast through the northern Rockies to southern Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah.
Conservation: Not thought to be of concern.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 121 - 140 of 140 verified sightings
Observation date: May 16, 1964
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J.J. MacDonald)
Region: Lewis And Clark County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Sep 01, 1940
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Harry Howland)
Region: Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Aug 10, 1920
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Gallatin County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Apr 16, 1898
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Morton J. Elrod)
Region: Missoula County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Apr 18, 1981
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Ravalli County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Jun 15, 1931
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (C.C. Albright)
Region: Cascade County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Aug 14, 1993
Submitted by: charleseharp (Chuck Harp)
Region: Judith Basin County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Aug 16, 1966
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James Scott)
Region: Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (James Scott)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Fergus County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (W.H. Edwards)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Aug 06, 1986
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Lincoln County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Sep 14, 1984
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Broadwater County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: May 15, 1980
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Glacier County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Morton J. Elrod)
Region: Park County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (T. Rogers)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Aug 24, 1983
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Sanders County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Aug 14, 1956
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James Scott)
Region: Chouteau County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (James Scott)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Aug 20, 1897
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Morton J. Elrod)
Region: Lake County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: May 17, 1996
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Teton County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: Apr 15, 1981
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Flathead County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: May 11, 1982
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Mineral County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Powell County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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