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Genus Polygonia - Commas, Question Mark

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))
Family Nymphalidae (Brushfooted Butterflies)
Subfamily Nymphalinae (Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc.)
Genus Polygonia (Commas, Question Mark)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hübner 1819
Explanation of Names
From the Greek for "many angles."
Numbers
There are nine Nearctic species in the genus Polygonia.
Identification
white mark on the underside of each hindwing and angular notches on the outer edges of their forewings
Habitat
many species overwinter as adults
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Stephen Cresswell, Maury Heiman, Abigail Parker
Last updated 25 September, 2009 - 6:27pm

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