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Eastern Comma buttterfly

Polygonia comma

Description:

Moth or butterfly

2 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis Polygonia interrogationis


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5 Comments

Dixie
Dixie 10 years ago

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.

hilfire
hilfire 10 years ago

I compared several photos from both,and believe because if the white marking this is a Comma. Thoughts?

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

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?

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

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...

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

Please verify as there are several similar, including the question mark

hilfire
Spotted by
hilfire

Texas, USA

Spotted on Sep 4, 2013
Submitted on Sep 4, 2013

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