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Question Mark Butterfly

Polygonia interrogationis

Description:

Adults feed on rotting fruit, tree sap, dung, carrion. Only when these are unavailable do they visit flowers such as common milkweed, aster, and sweet pepperbush.

Habitat:

Southern Canada - Eastern U.S. west to the Rocky Mountains. Woodlands, rivers, swamps. Flight: April - September. Host Plants: American elm (Ulmus americanus), red elm (Ulmus rubra), hackberry (Celtis), Japanese hop (Humulus japonicus), nettles (Urtica), and false nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica).

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Small Wonders
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Small Wonders

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Spotted on May 21, 2012
Submitted on May 22, 2012

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