Taxonomy Profile: Polygonia faunus (W H Edwards 1862)

Polygonia faunus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
green comma []
polygone à taches vertes []
Green Comma []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Polygonia faunus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Lepidoptera
butterflies |
moths |
Borboleta |
Mariposa |
papillons |
papillons de nuit |
Superfamily : Papilionoidea
butterflies |
papillons |
Family : Nymphalidae
admirals |
anglewings |
brush-footed butterflies |
checker-spots |
crescent-spots |
fritillaries |
mourningclocks |
purples |
brushfoot butterflies |
Brushfooted Butterflies |
Subfamily : Nymphalinae
True Brushfoots |
Tribe : Nymphalini
Genus : Polygonia
Species : Polygonia faunus
green comma |
polygone à taches vertes |
Green Comma |
Polygonia faunus Direct Children(s):
Polygonia faunus smythi
(A Clark 1937)
Polygonia faunus faunus
(W H Edwards 1862)
Polygonia faunus arcticus
(Leussler 1935)
Polygonia faunus rusticus
(W H Edwards 1874)
Polygonia faunus fulvescens
(J Emmel T Emmel and Mattoon in T Emmel 1998)
Polygonia faunus hylas
(W H Edwards 1872)
Polygonia faunus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Polygonia faunus
Source:
Checklist of North American Butterflies, 2nd Edition
Acquired:
2009-11-19
Notes:
Produced by the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Names Committee, and available online (with corrections) at http://www.naba.org/pubs/checklst.html (web page may not be identical to the printed edition)
Reference for:
Polygonia faunus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Pelham, Jonathan P.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2008-03-15 / 2008-03-15
Article/Chapter Title:
A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40
Page(s):
xiv + 658
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0022-4324
Notes:
As noted in the Introduction, Pelham intentionally diverges from the Code's provisions on gender agreement (Articles 31 & 34), following original orthography instead
Reference for:
Polygonia faunus
Polygonia faunus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Alaska / Native
Polygonia faunus: Comments