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Compton Tortoiseshell - Hodges#4430 (Nymphalis l-album)
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thuya
butterfly -
Nymphalis l-album
Northeast Harbor, MDI, Hancock County, Maine, USA
August 16, 2020
We have seen question marks on occasion before, but this one seemed a bit different.
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thuya
on 8 September, 2020 - 8:36pm
Last updated 11 October, 2020 - 10:04am
Compton - Moved
On your specimen, one can see the white dash mark at the leading edge of the dorsal far (right) wing subapex. One can also see the shadow of it on the closer (left) wing.
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Roy Cohutta Brown
, 11 October, 2020 - 10:04am
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Thank you! I did not catch th
Thank you! I did not catch that (obviously). This is a new species for our garden.
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thuya
, 11 October, 2020 - 10:34am
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I would have loved to have seen it!
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Roy Cohutta Brown
, 11 October, 2020 - 10:56am
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Moved
Moved from
Brush-footed Butterflies
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Roy Cohutta Brown
, 11 October, 2020 - 10:04am
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