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Polygonia comma
Moth or butterfly
http://www.gardenswithwings.com/facts-in...
This is a site that shows the difference between a Question Mark and an Eastern Comma butterfly. Thought it might help.
I compared several photos from both,and believe because if the white marking this is a Comma. Thoughts?
Now, Karen we have to debate...
I will check again, but you might be correct with the Comma.
Do you know about the little point in Question Mark and the distance to the curved line?
http://bugguide.net/node/view/264950/bgp...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/667916/bgi...
Space and no space between the white markings?
What do you think?
Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae, Nymphalini, Polygonia sp. and should be Polygonia interrogationis, the Question Mark. It is a butterfly, sometimes very variable in colors and markings.
Look at the clubbed antennae, moths usually have straight/filamentous or featherlike antennae.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/230475/bgp...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/134571/bgp...