Polygonia progne
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Comma sighting in Gros Morne National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 59th most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Comma in Gros Morne National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Gray Comma sightings, Gros Morne National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 20%) and Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Gray Comma that you can see in Gros Morne National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Milbert's Tortoiseshell (about 30%), Red Admiral (about 20%) and Pearl Crescent (about 20%), 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 Gros Morne National Park (6 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.
