Polygonia oreas
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Polygonia oreas, the oreas comma, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America in the mountains from southern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta to northern California. The wingspan is 42–52 mm. The butterfly flies from June to October depending on the location. Its habitats include coastal redwood forests and mountain conifer forests.
The larvae feed on Ribes species. Adults feed on tree sap and rotting fruit; they rarely feed on flower nectar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Oreas Comma sighting in Olympic National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 207 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 an Oreas Comma in Olympic National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oreas Comma sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Olympic National Park, in our data
Olympic National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Oreas Comma sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Polygonia
The closest relatives of the Oreas Comma that you can see in Olympic National Park (genus Polygonia, Commas) are Satyr Comma (about 10%), Green Comma (about 10%) and Hoary Comma (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oreas Comma is recorded against all the insects logged in Olympic National Park (5 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.
