Species: Polygonia satyrus
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Yellowish-orange dorsally with black spots and brown forewing borders. Hindwing borders are pale, suffused with ground colour and contain yellowish spots. Females may have indistinct dorsal wing borders which may be barred. Ventrally, the males are brown and yellowish-brown with dots and striations. The hindwing contains a silvery comma, hooked or enlarged at the lower end. The ventral surface of the females is reddish-brown with a brown band in the middle of each wing. The comma is not a distinct as in males (B89KLA01SKCA).
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Polygonia
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Classification
Ecology and Life History
Yellowish-orange dorsally with black spots and brown forewing borders. Hindwing borders are pale, suffused with ground colour and contain yellowish spots. Females may have indistinct dorsal wing borders which may be barred. Ventrally, the males are brown and yellowish-brown with dots and striations. The hindwing contains a silvery comma, hooked or enlarged at the lower end. The ventral surface of the females is reddish-brown with a brown band in the middle of each wing. The comma is not a distinct as in males (B89KLA01SKCA).
Source: Encyclopedia of Life