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eastern comma

polygonia comma

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42.1865, -89.0287

Field Notes

Description:

woody hindwings with a white comma mark, bright orange forewings

Habitat:

woodlands, meadow

Notes:

found this in the same place i found another last spring :)

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Polygonia comma

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Comments (3)
antimatterhands
thx :) i didnt expect to see it out this late in the year

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PublishedNovember 4, 2011

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