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Gray Comma - Hodges#4429 (Polygonia progne)
Photo#1003386
Copyright © 2014
cmflick
Butterfly -
Polygonia progne
Argonne, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
July 1, 2014
Size: 1 to 2 inches
Maybe one of the Polygonias?
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Contributed by
cmflick
on 30 September, 2014 - 3:56pm
Last updated 12 March, 2015 - 10:46am
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David J. Ferguson
, 12 March, 2015 - 10:46am
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Tony Leukering
, 6 October, 2014 - 10:09am
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I think this is actually a Gray Comma
Polygonia progne
The two species look very similar, but the upper side on
P. comma
normally has more dark pattern in the middle of the hind wing, and on the underside (after blowing it up) it has the pattern of
P. progne
; notably, the comma mark isn't enlarged nor hooked at the tips.
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David J. Ferguson
, 1 October, 2014 - 9:06am
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Comma
Polygonia comma
-- summer form
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Dave Rogers
, 30 September, 2014 - 4:35pm
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