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Eastern Comma - Hodges#4421 (Polygonia comma)
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Grammazoo
Species Polygonia comma - Eastern Comma ? -
Polygonia comma
Niagara, Ontario, Canada
August 23, 2016
I believe this is the “umbrosa” form of Eastern Comma - Just looking for ID - will frass this poor image afterward, thanks.
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Contributed by
Grammazoo
on 30 August, 2016 - 12:49pm
Last updated 5 April, 2017 - 9:23pm
Moved
Moved from
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Cliff Ivy
, 5 April, 2017 - 9:23pm
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John S. Ascher
, 31 August, 2016 - 9:56am
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Thanks, but I only see three
Thanks, but I only see three postmedial spots on the forewing, not the four for Question Mark, although this is a quite worn specimen.
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Grammazoo
, 30 August, 2016 - 9:18pm
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Yes, it's very worn.
Consider the following
image
. I'm thinking the tattered, faded wings of your old butterfly may be concealing the fourth spot. (These older butterflies can get so tricky).
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Michael Hughes
, 30 August, 2016 - 11:49pm
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Looks to me like
Polygonia interrogationis.
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Michael Hughes
, 30 August, 2016 - 9:07pm
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