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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) » Question Mark - Hodges#4420 (Polygonia interrogationis)
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Caterpillar on elm - Polygonia interrogationis
Copyright © 2012 Karl Hillig

Caterpillar on elm - Polygonia interrogationis
Ballston Lake, Saratoga County, New York, USA
May 23, 2011
Size: ~ 1 cm?
Small caterpillar on American Elm. ID help appreciated.

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Caterpillar on elm - Polygonia interrogationis Caterpillar on elm - Polygonia interrogationis
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Contributed by Karl Hillig on 19 January, 2012 - 12:18pm
Last updated 25 January, 2018 - 10:37am

Moved
Moved from Commas, Question Mark.
… David J. Ferguson, 25 January, 2018 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… Karl Hillig, 28 January, 2012 - 8:11am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 19 January, 2012 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

Maybe...
Question Mark? Elm is one of host plants.

… Yurika Alexander, 19 January, 2012 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Yurika.
I seem to recall seeing Comma (or Question Mark ?) - ha ha - caterpillars on our hop vine. Comma butterflies seem to be more common around here, so perhaps it's an early Comma instar? ... but I agree, they do look a lot like Question Marks.
… Karl Hillig, 19 January, 2012 - 4:06pm login or register to post comments

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