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Question Mark Butterfly

Polygonia interrogationis

Photo by johnlguerin
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Notes:

I found the caterpillar and was fortunate enough to see the end product. A real beauty.

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Comments (8)
johnlguerin
Thanks for that site Gatorfellows. It is very practical.
gatorfellows
And there is Fyn; if the side by side begins to make your eyes cross :)
gatorfellows
Here is what I use to study. It is a side by side from NABA with lots of same angle photos for each (side by side); http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabambc/frames-2species.asp?sp1=Polygonia-interrogationis&sp2=Polygonia-comma :)
Fyn Kynd
That's what I'm for, Carol. ;-)
johnlguerin
I know how you feel. I spent a lot of time on getting it right between the Comma and the Question Mark but I had the shots of the caterpillar and it was fresh out of the cocoon so I was pretty sure of my ID. Thanks for the Fav.
Carol Snow Milne
I love these butterflies and I can never tell them apart from a Comma Butterfly.

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