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Satyr comma

Polygonia satyrus Edwards

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The satyr comma (Polygonia satyrus) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the satyr comma

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
4.5 cm – 5.58 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
March to December
Generations a year
Several
Larval food plants
Urticaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the satyr comma?

SATYR COMMA · WINGSPAN 5.58 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5.58 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the satyr comma is about 3.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the satyr comma live?

Not recorded

Is the satyr comma endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the satyr comma classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNymphalidae
  6. genusPolygonia
  7. SpeciesPolygonia satyrus Edwards

Synonyms Polygonia hollandi

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Satyr angle wingEnglish
  • Mariposa Alas de Ángel SátiraSpanish
  • polygone satyreFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the satyr comma

Other species in the same genus Polygonia.

Comma (Polygonia c-album)

Comma

Polygonia c-album

Nymphalidae

Asian comma

Polygonia c-aureum

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

Question mark

Polygonia interrogationis

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

Green comma

Polygonia faunus

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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How big is the satyr comma?

An adult satyr comma has a wingspan of 4.5 cm – 5.58 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the satyr comma?

The satyr comma (Polygonia satyrus) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Satyr comma (Polygonia satyrus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/satyr-comma

MLA

“Satyr comma (Polygonia satyrus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/satyr-comma.

BibTeX
@misc{satyr_comma_2026,
  title = {Satyr comma (Polygonia satyrus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/satyr-comma},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}