Polygonia progne
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Comma sighting in Elk Island National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Comma in Elk Island National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Gray Comma sightings, Elk Island National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same genus: Polygonia
The closest relatives of the Gray Comma that you can see in Elk Island National Park (genus Polygonia, Commas) are Satyr Comma (about 20%), Polygonia vaualbum (about 10%) and Green 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 Elk Island National Park (29 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
