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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 » Tortoiseshells (Nymphalis) » Compton Tortoiseshell - Hodges#4430 (Nymphalis l-album)
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butterfly - Nymphalis l-album
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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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Contributed by 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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Moved from Compton Tortoiseshell.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 11 October, 2020 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you! I did not catch th
Thank you! I did not catch that (obviously). This is a new species for our garden.
… thuya, 11 October, 2020 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
I would have loved to have seen it!
^
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 11 October, 2020 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Brush-footed Butterflies.
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