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Scientific Name
Polygonia faunus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Polygonia faunus (W. H. Edwards, 1862)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Green Comma
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Protostomia
Superphylum Ecdysozoa
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderLepidoptera
SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
FamilyNymphalidae
SubfamilyNymphalinae
TribeNymphalini
GenusPolygonia
SpeciesPolygonia faunus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Rock, Janet. 2004. Checklists of Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Butterflies, Trees/Shrubs/Vines and Ferns in GRSM supplied by Janet Rock on 6/21/04
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
possibly extirpated, most recent record 1988, formerly only above 1300m (Sholtens, 2009)
Species Record Status Tags
  • New to Park
Taxa Group Tags
  • Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Lepidoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
23
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
TJM - I&M Office
Created Date
12/6/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rnichols@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/30/2020 7:27:39 AM
Notes
12 records; Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/bb536d8f04fe4b68b008c8403a04ad0f;
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Bandelier National Monument (BAND)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
Valles Caldera National Preserve (VALL)
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
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