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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Nymphalini » Commas, Question Mark (Polygonia) » Question Mark - Hodges#4420 (Polygonia interrogationis)
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Polygonia interrogationis
Copyright © 2007 atrox

Polygonia interrogationis
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
August 21, 2007
I don't know how to tell the difference between a comma and a question mark. Thanks in advance for any help.

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Contributed by atrox on 21 August, 2007 - 5:10pm
Last updated 25 April, 2008 - 12:06pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… Jason D. Roberts, 26 September, 2007 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

Question mark
On this photo, you can tell by the row of four black spots on each forewing above (one spot is oblong). In Commas, there are only three spots in these rows. In your other photo, the white "question mark" is clearly displayed on the hindwing below. In Commas, there is no white dot next to the curved white mark.
… Bobby Grizzard, 21 August, 2007 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

 
I didn't want to strictly go
I didn't want to strictly go off whether or not the dot was or wasn't connected. Thanks for the other advice though, that's why I included both shots. Both of these are common where I was.
… atrox, 21 August, 2007 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

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