Polygonia comma
"Eastern Comma"

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Polygonia comma

Polygonia comma - Eastern Comma, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan
Cobb Co., GA, USA - March 5, 2000

Polygonia comma - Eastern Comma, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan
Cobb Co., GA, USA - April 29, 2000

Polygonia comma - Eastern Comma, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan
Cobb Co., GA, USA - July 25, 1999

This butterfly has a small silvery crescent on the underside of its hind wings, and the crescent is enlarged at one end which makes it resemble a comma.
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Similarly punctuated is the Question Mark butterfly.

More on Polygonia comma at USGS Northern Prarie Wildlife Research Center

Larval information on Polygonia comma at USGS Northern Prarie Wildlife Research Center

More Polygonia comma images at J. Adams' "Georgia Lepidoptera" site

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