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Question mark? - Polygonia comma
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Question mark? - Polygonia comma
Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
August 4, 2008
Contributed by tscrider on 7 August, 2008 - 9:19am
Last updated 25 August, 2008 - 6:09pm

Looks like an Eastern Comma (
Looks like an Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)?
… Matthew Zito, 7 August, 2008 - 10:03am

 
Agree. The two separate blac
Agree. The two separate black dots inboard of the dark bar, instead of connected dots, says "Comma" to me, too.

Moving to Guide at species level.

(Edited just now...oops. Need to check something else as a lep expert here says the defining mark is something else. So much for the field guides!! But wait--it's still a Comma. Whew! Right for the wrong reason.)
… E Moon, 25 August, 2008 - 6:01pm

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