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Hoary Comma

Polygonia gracilis

Classification

Class
Insecta

The hoary comma (Polygonia gracilis) is a species of butterfly, common in boreal North America from Alaska, across southern Canada to New England and the Maritime Provinces and south to New Mexico from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The wings have a distinctive ragged edge. Adult butterflies feed on tree sap and nectar from sweet everlasting (Gnaphalium) as well as other flowers.

Distribution

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