---
title: "Satyr Comma"
description: "Polygonia satyrus — Owady i pająki. Polygonia satyrus, the satyr comma, is a North American butterfly of the nymphalid family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/satyr-comma
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Satyr Comma

> Polygonia satyrus — Owady i pająki. Polygonia satyrus, the satyr comma, is a North American butterfly of the nymphalid family.

- Scientific name: *Polygonia satyrus*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 11055
- Wikidata: [Q3395588](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3395588)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56644](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56644)

## Names

- en: Satyr Comma
- es: Mariposa Alas de Ángel Sátira
- fr: Polygone satyre

## Countries with the most observations

US (5169), CA (4683)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonia_satyrus

## Photo

![Satyr Comma](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/satyr-comma/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sue Elwell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235901347

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/satyr-comma?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).