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| Polygonia satyrus | |
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| Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada | |
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| Underside, Ottawa, Ontario | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Polygonia |
| Species: | P. satyrus
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygonia satyrus (W.H. Edwards, 1869)
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Polygonia satyrus, the satyr comma, is a North American butterfly of the nymphalid family. It is primarily found in western Canada, where it is locally common. It bears a resemblance to Polygonia comma, the eastern comma, with which it is frequently confused. Its caterpillars feed on Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle.
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