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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)
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These are Commas... but do I have an East and West Hoary Comma or one Gray Comma or... - Polygonia - female
Copyright © 2007 shady gardener

These are Commas... but do I have an East and West Hoary Comma or one Gray Comma or... - Polygonia - Female
Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
October 28, 2007
Size: about 1 to 1 1/2"
I'm sorry there's shade on the gray comma. Can you help me identify these two?
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Contributed by shady gardener on 31 October, 2007 - 10:26pm
Last updated 25 August, 2014 - 8:52am

Polygonia comma
The pattern seems the same on the two, just the hue differs. The one in the forground is a female Comma, and the one behind is I think probably the same (the other posible candidate would be a female Polygonia progne for the gray one).
… David J. Ferguson, 11 March, 2008 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Polygonia
I think you're right with the Polygonia progne. Thanks so much! :-)
… shady gardener, 11 March, 2008 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

 
looking at better monitor now
Yep, front one is female P. comma; back one is P. progne.
… David J. Ferguson, 17 July, 2008 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

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