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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) » Green Comma - Hodges#4423 (Polygonia faunus)
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Butterfly - Polygonia faunus
Copyright © 2014 Mary Alley

Butterfly - Polygonia faunus
Franklin, Hancock County, Maine, USA
August 11, 2014
Size: 1 3/4"

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Contributed by Mary Alley on 11 August, 2014 - 4:06pm
Last updated 15 November, 2014 - 1:19am

Moved
Moved from Commas, Question Mark.
… John S. Ascher, 15 November, 2014 - 1:19am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… John S. Ascher, 23 October, 2014 - 7:30am login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 23 August, 2014 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

Look like...
I am guessing that this is one of the Comma Butterflies. I cannot tell which one. Perhaps someone with more experience can provide a better ID. If I were guessing, I would suspect a Gray Comma just because of the lighter color of the spots. But I have missed more obvious clue & missed the mark before (which I hope to cure with time & experience). If searching, make sure you use "gray" 7 not "grey"... while they mean the same thing, the first will get a response while the other may or may not...
Check these pages:
http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=comma (Commas)
http://bugguide.net/node/view/5509 (Eastern Comma)
http://bugguide.net/node/view/35373 (Gray Comma)
… K Brumback, 12 August, 2014 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

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