Question mark butterfly

Question Mark Butterfly

Near Scott's Bog Pittsburg,NH This is the first "fresh" Question Mark butterfly showing the summer form with the dark hindwings.that I've seen. The others showed faded colors.

Question Mark ~ Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798) Canon EOS 30D Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) Subfamily: True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae) Identification: Forewing hooked; upperside is red-orange with black spots. Upperside hindwing of summer form is mostly black with a short tail; that of winter form has much orange and a longer, violet-tipped tail. Underside is light brown; hindwing with pearly white question mark in center. Life history: Males find females by…

You can find these six butterfly species during the winter months, even if you live in the northern reaches of their ranges.

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The question mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) breaks many of the stereotypes often applied to butterflies. By: Shannon Trimboli For: Backyard Ecology

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Also known as the Question Mark Butterfly. Thank you Andrew Richardson for the correct identification. This was also spotted at Riley Trails Park.

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) butterfly (summer form) nectaring on Spotted Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum). Thames River floodplains, London, Ontario, Canada. July 1975. Scanned from original Kodachrome transparency. This photo appeared in the 2004 National Geographic Butterfly Calendar. "Miss July" www.flickr.com/photos/74102791@N05/12221440243/in/album-7... July 1975. Yep--I've been photographing bugs that long! (And--LLLoving It!) :-) Photographs, Text and Videos ©Jay…

Ah, the elusive Question Mark

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Polygonia interrogationis. Behind my house, Austin.

Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) Subfamily: True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae) Identification: Forewing hooked; upperside is red-orange with black spots. Upperside hindwing of summer form is mostly black with a short tail; that of winter form has much orange and a longer, violet-tipped tail. Underside is light brown; hindwing with pearly white question mark in center. Life history: Males find females by perching on leaves or tree…

Thanks for ID help!

A surprise visitor to the garden this morning to provide some relief from all those boring Monarchs ;-)

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Question Mark butterflies (Polygonia interrogationis) depositing eggs in a raspberry bush patch at the entrance to Hurlbert Swamp in Stewartstown, NH.