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Male Purple Martin with Question Mark butterfly prey, resembles a face mask. Milford, Connecticut, USA. 2 July 2020. © Frank Mantlik
This is a "Question Mark Butterfly" It may be my first
Polygonia interrogationis, the question mark, is a North American nymphalid butterfly. It lives in wooded areas, city parks, generally in areas with a combination of trees and open space. The color and textured appearance of the underside of its wings combine to provide camouflage that resembles a dead leaf. The adult butterfly has a wingspan of 4.5–7.6 cm (1.8–3.0 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.
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A captive bred Question Mark butterfly pupa. The Question Mark is a nymphalid butterfly and is the largest of the Polygonia (Comma) species from North America. It lives in wooded areas, city parks, generally in areas with a combination of trees and open space.
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Scott was browsing the Nintendo e-shop this evening and came across an ad for Mario Day. I'd never heard of such a day before but was happy to use it as a theme for today's photo since I had nothing else in the camera.
Luckily for me, we have an abundance of Mario items and figurines scattered around, so a prop was easy to come by.
I originally wanted to shoot this block with a Mario silhouette but Mario proved to be too drunk to work today (he kept toppling over) so when Scott suggested bokeh, I said that works for me.
I Googled just what made today Mario day and now that I know, I feel a little silly for not putting it together. It's the date put together, 'Mar10'.
Clever.
Hope everyone has had a good day.
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I don't often see this woodland butterfly in the garden with it's wings open. It was a real thrill to catch it.
Easy to identify this butterfly with that big white question mark on the side of the wing. Found it in my back yard.
Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis)
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Lucky I finish work in the afternoon ;D
Happy Fluttery Friday Everyone!
TGIF thank goodness this week is over :D
This question run through my head all day long (today's Daily Shoot assignment)
But I just can't pick only one ...
HMM! The one who speaks up and asks the question is the wisest of them all
Macro Mondays - 2/3/20 - "The Odd One"
I recently purchased an orange bird feeder to attract Baltimore Orioles. Well, today a Question Mark butterfly was out in the rain enjoying an orange. At least something is using the feeder.
A captive bred Question Mark butterfly pupa attached to the caterpillar's Stinging Nettle food plant. The Question Mark is a nymphalid butterfly and is the largest of the Polygonia (Comma) species from North America. It lives in wooded areas, city parks, generally in areas with a combination of trees and open space.
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