''Polygonia satyrus'', the satyr comma, is a North American

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ...

of the

nymphalid The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...

family. It is primarily found in western

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, 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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Satyr comma
Butterflies of Canada Nymphalini Butterflies of North America Taxa named by William Henry Edwards Butterflies described in 1869 {{Nymphalinae-stub