Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma (Harris, 1852)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Nymphalidae |
| Genus | Polygonia |
| Species | Polygonia comma (Harris, 1852) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Larue
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Saskatchewan
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Manitoba
- S3 Vulnerable
- Nova Scotia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- SU Unrankable
- Massachusetts
- S5 Secure
- Texas
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Colorado
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- SU Unrankable
- South Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Jersey
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Minnesota
- S5 Secure
- Rhode Island
- S2 Imperiled
- Georgia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- North Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Maine
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Delaware
- S5 Secure
- Nebraska
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Hampshire
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Niemiller, M.L., Maxwell, E. & Higgs, J.P. 2024. A biological inventory of Sinking Spring Cave at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Larue County, Kentucky, USA. U.S. National Park Service, Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA. 21 pp.
How to cite this account
Polygonia comma (Harris, 1852). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2837. https://cavebiology.org/species/polygonia-comma/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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