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BUTTERFLY GALLERY - Large Butterflies Information: MCCD #(815) 338-6223 |
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Question Mark
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| Scientific Name: | Polygonia interrogationis
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| Habitat & Flight Period: | Forested Areas / June - October
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| Comment: | Very similar to the Comma butterfly but there is a bar on the forwing just anterior to the line of three black spots. Also, the tail tips of the hindwings often are violet in color. Larvae feed on nettles, hops, elm, hackberry and basswood.
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