Question Mark Butterfly July 30, 2009 Dear Bugman: Due in part to our unusually cool and damp summer, we have not seen very many butterflies in our gardens this year. Knowledge Nook Eastern Comma & Question Mark Butterflies. Members of the brush-footed family, the Eastern Comma and Question Mark are. Below is a photo of a Question Mark Butterfly that Dendroica cerulea published under a Creative Commons License. Although it looks lighter than the Eastern Comma above, that's mostly a question of lighting. The real difference is in the number of spots on the front wing. The Question Mark butterfly has. Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798). Family: Nymphalidae. Subfamily: 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.

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Generally fairly common and widespread in NC, this species is usually found on dirt roads/trails in or near forested areas. This is one of a handful of species of butterflies in NC that overwinters as adults. Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Duke Forest Blackwood Division, Orange Co., NC 9 March 2010 Summer form has very dark upper hindwings Clay Co., NC 22 May 2005 Note the sideways 'question mark' on the hindwing Ft. Fisher, New Hanover Co., NC 22 May 2008 Note the white markings in the middle of the underhindwing for which the insect is named! Summer Form Orange Co., NC 19 Mqy 2004 Same individual -- Enjoying Will Cook's arm! Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013 Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) York Co. Buku Pendidikan Pancasila Pdf. , VA 21 Aug 2013 Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Duke Forest Blackwood Division, Orange Co., NC 22 May 2008 Despite lacking the 'dot' and hence looking vaguely like a comma, note the orientation of the comma-shaped mark in the middle of the underhindwing. Connecting the ends of this 'comma' with an imaginary straight line extending beyond the wing edges yields a line roughly parallel with the outer edge of the wing, indicating this is a Question Mark.