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Eastern Comma - Hodges#4421 (Polygonia comma)
Photo#211088
Copyright © 2008
tscrider
Question mark? -
Polygonia comma
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Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
August 4, 2008
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Contributed by
tscrider
on 7 August, 2008 - 9:19am
Last updated 8 January, 2010 - 9:49pm
Looks like an Eastern Comma (
Looks like an Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)?
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Matthew Zito
, 7 August, 2008 - 10:03am
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Agree. The two separate blac
Agree. The two separate black dots inboard of the dark bar, instead of connected dots, says "Comma" to me, too.
Moving to Guide at species level.
(Edited just now...oops. Need to check something else as a lep expert here says the defining mark is something else. So much for the field guides!! But wait--it's still a Comma. Whew! Right for the wrong reason.)
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E Moon
, 25 August, 2008 - 6:01pm
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