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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) » Gray Comma - Hodges#4429 (Polygonia progne)
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8005316 - Polygonia progne
Copyright © 2008 Rob Curtis

8005316 - Polygonia progne
McClaughry Springs, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 1, 2008
Size: ~2"
Which comma? Gray?

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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 4 July, 2008 - 7:06am
Last updated 9 November, 2008 - 7:55pm

Somebody goofed
Hope it wasn't me :-o

Easy enough to fix.

Moved from Question Mark.
… David J. Ferguson, 9 November, 2008 - 7:55pm login or register to post comments

Polygonia progne
It's a Gray. The narrow linear striations and "L"-shaped "comma mark" (tapered to both ends) below are both characteristic of this species.
… David J. Ferguson, 5 July, 2008 - 12:29am login or register to post comments

 
Who put the Question mark's s
Who put the Question mark's species name?
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