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I feel like I should have some sort of description for this but really, I am so out of sorts and a mess right now that I cannot even begin to think.
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.
What is the questions? We still don't know. While on vacation, we came across this sign "floating" in the air. We could see, nor find, an answer to it.
A Comma or possibly a questionmark butterfly. i find it difficult to tell them apart but they are both a very pretty butterfly. The previous photo is the same butterfly before he had flown from were this photo was taken to a new location . I point this out to bring attention to the stark color difference between the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the wings
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.
A lantern I made for the Illuminares Festival. It's a question mark block straight outta Super Mario Brothers. Spray paint stencil used for the painting, otherwise an assembly of crepe paper, glue and barbecue skewers.
Thanks to Posterchild for the inspiration.
Lit by sitting it on a Vivitar 285 HV.
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.
The Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) is a North American nymphalid butterfly. They live in wooded areas and city parks, or generally in areas which feature trees and free spaces. The adult butterfly has a wingspan of 5--7.5 cm (2--3 in). Its flight period is from May to September. "The silver mark on the underside of the hindwing is broken into two parts, a curved line and a dot, creating a ?-shaped mark that gives the species its common name."
Just a quick shot.
Someone asked me for my configs, so I thought I'd throw 'em out here too :)
py.staticfire.co.uk/Something.rar
It's a collection of images and .sams, you'll have to set all of the image paths yourself, but the plugins should go to the right place. If anything doesn't work, call me, and I'll try my best to fix it (:s)
Not usually a fan of graffiti, especially if it is defacing something but there is something appealling about this.
Is the message that the animal kingdom doesn't know the harm that mankind can cause?
I would be interested in other peoples take on the message.
a flash from the past. haven't photographed any new butterflies this year, except cabbage white's. boring!!
this question mark butterfly was in my wife's garden two summers ago. the buddleia bush was so big I had trouble maneuvering around it to get this shot.