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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.
It was exciting to discover this October Question Mark Butterfly basking in the sunlight. First one in about three years.
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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Male Purple Martin with Question Mark butterfly prey, resembles a face mask. Milford, Connecticut, USA. 2 July 2020. © Frank Mantlik
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.
This question run through my head all day long (today's Daily Shoot assignment)
But I just can't pick only one ...
The Question Mark has two seasonal colorations, the dark summer form and the colorful fall form with violet margins.
On the underside this species is cryptic allowing the butterfly to easily blend with tree bark and dry fallen leaves. (see my other shot with closed wings)