Polygonia progne
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Polygonia progne, the gray comma or grey comma, is a species of Polygonia that occurs in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Comma sighting in Calgary on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 149th most-seen of the 256 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Comma in Calgary on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray Comma sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Gray Comma sightings, Calgary ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Edmonton (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray Comma is recorded against all the insects logged in Calgary (12 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
