Observation date: May 19, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Anglewing on road scat. Mark indictes comma. Scared off quickly.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 19, 2013
Coordinator notes: I believe this is a Question Mark rather than an Eastern Comma, as suggested:
1) though both photos are fuzzy, a closer look at the "C" mark on the underwing shows a dot above it, not exactly where it typically is in a Question Mark, but there may be some variability in this;
2) the shape of the hindwing is much more like a Question Mark than Comma as it has just one protrusion ("tail") and not one or two other prominent protrusions like the Comma typically has;
3) the underside wing pattern matches Question Mark better than Comma from the photos I reviewed on BAMONA; these last two points are evident when near-identical aspect photos of the Question Mark and Comma are put side-by-side with the sighting photos.
