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Question Mark butterfly sunning on paver in my garden. Polygonia interrogationis Houston, Texas. June 2023
A mobile phone shot. I guess you can figure out where I was at the time. Cannot get the Don Williams song out of my head now. To view a live performance of the song on YouTube follow this link. That way you can have it in your head too. ;-)
Good morning. Since I took a flickr break yesterday and missed Butterfly Monday I'd thought feature a butterfly for Hug a Bug Day, being the Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis). Also commonly known as an Angelwing butterfly along with the very similar Eastern Comma (of which I'll post a series at a later date). The easiest way to differentiate between the two is the unique marking on the underside of the hind wing , which can be seen in the first photo in the comment section. Another way is the wing spot(s) that I tagged with a note above, which the Question Mark has, but the Eastern Comma lacks.
Not commonly known is that the Question Mark has two seasonal forms, summer and fall/winter. This is called seasonal dimorphism. The above is a fall/winter form butterfly. It lacks the darker coloring on the hindwings of the summer form that can be seen in the second photo in the comment section. The fall/winter form also has generally more developed "swallowtails" and more defined violet coloring along the wing edges as seen here. Of the two forms, the fall/winter variety is definitely the prettier of the two.
I hope you enjoy this series on this uniquely beautiful butterfly and find the remainder of the text in the comment section informative.
Thank you for visiting...and I hope you have a great Tuesday and week.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .004 seconds (1/250) focal length 300mm
To view my beautiful bugs set click on this link: www.flickr.com/photos/drphotomoto/sets/72157617684649174/...
I have photos of the Question Mark butterfly. Some of them aren't even terrible, but all of them showed the top side of the wings, not the bottom side that gives this species its unusual name. I flushed this guy as I was walking through the woods on my way back to the car, and when he landed on a nearby leaf with his wings closed, I thought, "Don't you move--you are mine!" Of course, he flew away, but he landed near enough for me to get him...except he perched upside down. Of course he did!
D34. Put in place of the syringe ingot that used to be here. The syringe only lasted 3 days before it was taken up by the council, in a unilateral decision that made a mockery of the fact they'd seen and agreed all the designs in advance.
SS Mary & James Church
Whats Halloween without mummy's!?!
Another quick vector art during my lunch break, for a possible halloween sticker set.
I'll let you know when I have these printed for trades, but if you'd like to send me ur address that will get the ball rolling, I know I have alot of requests, but we're starting fresh once again!
flash + wacom
This bright, colorful butterfly is called the "Question Mark." Why? Because there's a small, hard-to-see question-mark-shaped marking on the underside of the hindwing. Orange wings and distinct spots don't count for much in butterfly naming, I guess. While the upper sides of the wings are pretty striking, the undersides have a camouflage pattern.
On Such a Fine Day - Blondie
30-07-09 View On Black
SOOC - Except crop and watermark.
I'm really peeved at the weather, still! I was supposed to be going on a shoot with my friend Rebecca but I cancelled because of the weather forecast and the fact that it pee'd it down last night, only to take some records to the charity shop and it be fine! Urgh, I hate you Britain.
This is my New CBGB shirt though! It came today and I LOVE IT! :D:D
Also, LOL at the question mark above my head.
I have a new motto too, stolen from a T-Shirt I saw on a photo of CBGB's:
W.W.J.J.D? What would Joan Jett do?
I wanna do a question too, seeing as my stupid FormSpring didn't work.
What's your all time favourite album?
Mine is a toss up between Blondie's debut, Blondie, Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie) and Horses (Patti Smith).