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Polygonia interrogationis
Forewing hooked; upperside is red-orange with black spots. Upperside hindwing of summer form is mostly black with a short tail; that of winter form has much orange and a longer, violet-tipped tail. Underside is light brown; hindwing with pearly white question mark in center.
Wooded areas with some open space, city parks, suburbs, fencerows.
My first Question Mark photo capture! Woohoo! @Eastern Neck Island, National Wildlife Refuge
Spotted on May 6, 2012
Submitted on May 7, 2012
2 Comments
Incredible!!!
Nice to see the "Questionmark" that gives this butterfly its name!