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
Ranks looked up 2 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Polygonia comma (Harris, 1852). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2837. https://cavebiology.org/species/polygonia-comma/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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