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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) » Eastern Comma - Hodges#4421 (Polygonia comma)
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Eastern Comma butterfly ? - Polygonia comma
Copyright © 2016 Carolyn Waddell

Eastern Comma butterfly ? - Polygonia comma
Three Mile Bay, White Lake, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
July 18, 2016
I see punctuation that could be a comma or a question mark. Your confirmation that this is a comma would be greatly appreciate.
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Contributed by Carolyn Waddell on 9 October, 2016 - 1:05pm
Last updated 14 August, 2017 - 12:46pm

Yes, Eastern Comma
Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Ivy, 10 October, 2016 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

Eastern Comma
I keep referring to Kaufman's Field Guide. P 197 top drawing of Question Mark has a line separated from the dot. Comma, middle section, has a single white shape, not exactly like the one on your photo, but the shaded markings of yours look identical to the drawing of the comma.
… Mary Franceline Malone, 9 October, 2016 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

 
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