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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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Unknown caterpillar - Question Mark? - Polygonia interrogationis
Copyright © 2010 Lloyd Davidson

Unknown caterpillar - Question Mark? - Polygonia interrogationis
Evanston, 424 Dewey Ave., Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 9, 2010
On Elm Tree leaf
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Contributed by Lloyd Davidson on 13 June, 2010 - 6:08pm
Last updated 25 September, 2010 - 10:15pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 25 September, 2010 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 23 June, 2010 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

might be Question Mark Butterfly cat
Polygonia interrogationis
… Andrew Williams, 13 June, 2010 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, that's probably what it is.
It certainly looks like that's what it is and you have some very fine photographs. Thanks for the help

We're growing hops plants to attract question marks and one came by a few days ago investigating it. Perhaps it chose the elm tree instead.
… Lloyd Davidson, 13 June, 2010 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

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