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BUTTERFLY GALLERY - Large Butterflies
Information: MCCD #(815) 338-6223

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A_QuestionMark Common Name:
Question Mark
 
 
Scientific Name: Polygonia interrogationis

 

Habitat & Flight Period: Forested Areas / June - October

 

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.