Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
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) » Eastern Comma - Hodges#4421 (Polygonia comma)
Photo#383797
Orange Butterfly - Polygonia comma
Copyright © 2010 Nathanael Siders

Orange Butterfly - Polygonia comma
St. James, Phelps County, Missouri, USA
April 9, 2010
Size: 1-2"
ID please. I'm thinking maybe an Eastern Comma Butterfly, but my pictures are a little bit off from what's shown on BugGuide.

Images of this individual: tag all
Orange Butterfly - Polygonia comma Orange Butterfly - Polygonia comma Orange Butterfly - Polygonia comma Orange Butterfly - Polygonia comma
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Nathanael Siders on 9 April, 2010 - 10:04pm
Last updated 17 April, 2010 - 10:35am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 17 April, 2010 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

Eastern Comma
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma).
… Corey Husic, 11 April, 2010 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

 
I agree
I think the hind wings are less sculptured on a Question Mark Comma and the under wing mark for a Question Mark has more of a separation for the "dot"
… James N Broadbent, 11 April, 2010 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

? maybe
see my comment on the second pic.
… Livan, 10 April, 2010 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
Just a rank amateur...
...but isn't a Question Mark supposed to have that horizontal black mark on the forewing?
… Marty R., 11 April, 2010 - 12:14am login or register to post comments

 
amateur too.
Marty, my comment was more a question than an ID as to the mark that gives this butterflies their name. I see what you mean and looking back at the patterns on the upper-side of the fore-wing, all "?" do have a dash (a minus sign)right above the upper most dot in that row of 3 dots on the fore-wing. Thanks for pointing that out.
… Livan, 11 April, 2010 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact