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Near Grand Coulee

Here is the Question Mark perched on some Perennial Peas just after it was released. This was a butterfly reared from a caterpillar found on June 3. The photos in this set display the development of the caterpillar over the time that it was kept it in a container. The caterpillar was provided with fresh leaves each day from the tree where it had originally been captured. The caterpillar of this butterfly is very colorful. To see the development of this butterfly from when I first found it as a small caterpillar, view the rest of the photos in the set. The container for the caterpillar was a small, inexpensive covered plastic storage container with some holes punched into the lid. It is best to clean out the container each day and to provide fresh leaves from the plant where it was found. If the caterpillars are healthy, they will eat a lot and produce a lot of frass. Leaves are kept fresh by placing the stem portion into a small plastic baggie with a water-soaked cotton ball.

"Year of the Butterfly". Okay the last several years have been somewhat sparce regarding butterflies ~ BUT NOT THIS YEAR ! I have never seen so many butterflies! The Chinese Privet in my front yard had more than 50 butterflies on it this afternoon.

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. Underside is light brown; hindwing with pearly white question mark in center.

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Codorus State Park, Hanover, Pennsylvania

Responding to an ID inquiry, this is a wings-open view of what I believe to be a Question Mark. This appears to be the same individual as posted earlier with a ventral view of the wings. The markings of this individual, below, are a bit confusing.

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Question Mark Butterfly

LOCATION : AUSTIN,TEXAS,USA

The adult butterfly has a wingspan of 2 to 3 inches (5 - 7,5 cm)

(Source : www.duke.edu/~jspippen/butterflies/questionmark.htm, wikipedia)

What's the best way to clean your keyboard. Apparently the spray stuff that freezes your hand didn't work so well. Actually, I took this by accident.

Polygonia interrogationis

On the arches below the M25, on the banks of the River Thames.

#86946

In Audrey's greenhouse.

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Waiting for the rest of the group to show up, I notice the details.

A Question Mark butterfly rest on a board in my yard.

Merrimack,NH

Horseshoe Lake State Park on 9/7/13

After I took my shots of the question mark female laying a chain of eggs, I turned my head and discovered a second question mark sitting on my shoulder. They're very friendly butterflies.

When their wings are closed, they look like a dead brown leaf. When their wings are spread, you can see their colorful orange and brown markings. Their wings are lined with an iridescent silvery-blue (which just looks gray here).

Had a lot of problems with the MacBook yesterday. Spent a lot of time to overcome these. Finally, I succeeded though.

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MIDEM 2017 - MIDEM BY NIGHT - TAIWAN BEATS - DJ QUESTIONMARK

If you look closely at the underside of a Question Mark Butterfly you can see where the butterfly got it's name.

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. Underside is light brown; hindwing with pearly white question mark in center.

Horseshoe Lake State Park on 9/7/13

Question Mark, Codorus State Park, Hanover, Pennsylvania.

See the white comma shape with a separated dot on the wing? That's the question mark. On the Comma Butterfly, there isn't a space between the comma and the dot - see the other photos in the comments.

Some Riddler goodies to match my current cosplay costume.

Indian Larry Remembered

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Question mark butterfly, Codorus State Park, Hanover, Pennsylvania.