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Question Mark Butterfly

Polygonia interrogationis

Photo by RonaldOrosz
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Reddish orange with black on hind wings and black spots on front wings. Underside color is copper, light brown. About 3 inches from wing tip to tip.

Notes:

Beautiful butterfly! The reference shows more of an orange color but this one was almost red in color.

Reference Links:

Question Mark Butterflies, Caterpillars, Chrysalis Photos : Gardens With Wings

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Comments (1)
The MnMs
Lovely! I like seeing the american version of the question mark :-)

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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2014 Best Wildlife Photo

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PublishedJuly 26, 2014

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