Common Names
Common Names in English:
Zephyr Comma
Description
Subfamily Nymphalinae
Brushfoots are the most prevalent members of the Family Nymphalinae. Distributed worldwide, this is a diverse group that contains several tribes , each with somewhat different structural and biological features. Adults of North American species are predominantly orange, brown, and black. Wing shape and mating systems are variable. Most checkerspots and crescentspots patrol for mates, while the remainder of groups exhibit either perching or perching and patrolling . Migration varies widely; some strong migrants are found in the lady butterflies, tortoiseshells, and anglewings, while other species are local in occurrence. Most species limit their host plants to a few species, but the Painted Lady has one of the widest host palettes of all butterflies. Eggs are laid singly or clustered in groups, and caterpillars be found feeding alone or communally. Brushfoots overwinter as young caterpillars or hibernating adults.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,968 meters (0 to 6,457 feet).Mean = 1,164.670 meters (3,821.096 feet), Standard Deviation = 623.110 based on 39 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- arthropods
- Class:
Insecta
()
- Insects
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Butterflies, Moths
- Family:
Papilionoidea
()
- Subfamily:
Nymphalinae
()
- True Brushfoots
- Genus:
Polygonia
()
- Specific name:
zephyrus
- Edwards
- Scientific name: - Polygonia zephyrus Edwards
- Specific name:
zephyrus
- Edwards
- Genus:
Polygonia
(
- Subfamily:
Nymphalinae
(
- Family:
Papilionoidea
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
Notes
Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Polygonia
There are approximately 122 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
P. agnicula · P. albescens · P. album · P. angelica · P. arcticus · P. argenteum · P. asakurai · P. atra · P. aureomarginata · P. aureum · P. autumnalis · P. balucha · P. bocki · P. c-album · P. c-album ab. hutchinsoni · P. c-album hamigera · P. c-album kultukensis · P. c-album(Linnaeus · P. c-argenteum · P. c-aureum · P. c-aureum c-aureum · P. c-aureum(Linnaeus · P. castanea · P. caureum · P. chelone · P. chingana · P. chitralica · P. chrysoptera · P. cloqueti · P. cognata · P. comma (Comma) · P. comma-alba · P. coreana · P. creas · P. delta-album · P. dryas · P. egea · P. elongana · P. erebina · P. extensa · P. extincta · P. f-album · P. fabricii · P. faunus (Green Comma) · P. faunus faunus (Green Comma) · P. faunus fulvescens · P. faunus hylas (Colorado Green Comma) · P. faunus rusticus (Rustic Green Comma) · P. faunus smythi (Green Comma) · P. fentoni · P. g-album · P. g-argenteum · P. gigantea · P. gracilis (Hoary Comma) · P. gracilis gracilis · P. gracilis zephyrus (Zephyr) · P. hamigera · P. haroldi · P. harrisoni · P. hokkaidensis · P. hollandi · P. hutchinsoni · P. hylas · P. i-album · P. immaculata · P. imperfecta · P. inica · P. interposita · P. interrogationis (Question Mark) · P. iota-album · P. j-album · P. kashmira · P. koentzeyi · P. kultukensis · P. l-album · P. l-extincta · P. lunigera · P. lunulata · P. lutescens · P. manchurica · P. marsyas · P. martinae · P. melanosticta · P. mureisana · P. nakaharai · P. neomarsyas · P. nigracastanea · P. nigrolunaria · P. nubilata · P. o-album · P. obscura · P. oreas (Oreas Comma) · P. oreas nigrozephyrus (Dark-Gray Comma) · P. oreas silenus · P. oreas threatfuli · P. orpheus · P. p-album · P. pallida · P. pallidior · P. progne (Gray Comma)
More Info
- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 26, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
- Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node. March 26, 2007.
- The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 26, 2008:
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Crispin S. Guppy Collection
- Illinois Natural History Survey
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3385675
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-157685.0
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 592514
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1564643
