Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) winter form dorsal R0509 Holmes Co, Ohio PFN
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) winter form, dorsal.
Killbuck Creek Wildlife Area, Holmes Co., Ohio, USA.
September 4, 2006.
There are two colour forms of the Question Mark butterfly. This is the more colourful Winter form (the generation that overwinters), and wow, isn't it stunning?
Here is the less colourful, but also beautiful, Summer form...
www.flickr.com/photos/74102791@N05/7321341950
The Question Mark's underside is quite the opposite of the upperside--an excellent example of cryptic camouflage. This photograph shows a Question Mark imitating a dead leaf (quite convincingly!).
www.flickr.com/photos/74102791@N05/6997424134
Photographs, Text and Videos ©Jay Cossey, PhotographsFromNature.com (PFN)
All rights reserved. Contact: PhotographsFromNature@gmail.com
My second book, "Familiar Butterflies of Indiana and their Natural History" is now available!
Please check out my first book, "Southern Ontario Butterflies and their Natural History". Now available on Amazon.ca!
www.amazon.ca/Southern-Ontario-Butterflies-Natural-Histor...
Information on both books here:
photographsfromnature.com/butterfly-books
My website: www.PhotographsFromNature.com
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) winter form dorsal R0509 Holmes Co, Ohio PFN
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) winter form, dorsal.
Killbuck Creek Wildlife Area, Holmes Co., Ohio, USA.
September 4, 2006.
There are two colour forms of the Question Mark butterfly. This is the more colourful Winter form (the generation that overwinters), and wow, isn't it stunning?
Here is the less colourful, but also beautiful, Summer form...
www.flickr.com/photos/74102791@N05/7321341950
The Question Mark's underside is quite the opposite of the upperside--an excellent example of cryptic camouflage. This photograph shows a Question Mark imitating a dead leaf (quite convincingly!).
www.flickr.com/photos/74102791@N05/6997424134
Photographs, Text and Videos ©Jay Cossey, PhotographsFromNature.com (PFN)
All rights reserved. Contact: PhotographsFromNature@gmail.com
My second book, "Familiar Butterflies of Indiana and their Natural History" is now available!
Please check out my first book, "Southern Ontario Butterflies and their Natural History". Now available on Amazon.ca!
www.amazon.ca/Southern-Ontario-Butterflies-Natural-Histor...
Information on both books here:
photographsfromnature.com/butterfly-books
My website: www.PhotographsFromNature.com