Polygonia progne
In 3 days ~10%
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 Chicago on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 814th most-seen of the 978 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Comma in Chicago on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Gray Comma sightings, Chicago ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Edmonton (Canada, about 10%), Calgary (Canada, under 5%) and Montreal (Canada, under 5%).
Same genus: Polygonia
The closest relatives of the Gray Comma that you can see in Chicago (genus Polygonia, Commas) are Question Mark (about 10%) and Eastern Comma (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray Comma is recorded against all the insects logged in Chicago (6 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.
