Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 959774

Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma

Observation date: March 02, 2014
Date notes: ignore AM time stamp due to problem with camera
Submitted by: vldeloach
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Question Marks/Commas over-winter in a nearby woods and appear in Feb/March on warm days - sometimes together. This individual looks most like a Comma above but has a clear ? below. Next I'll upload just the opposite - one that looks most like a Question Mark above, but has a , below. Which markings take priority? Hybrids a possibility?
Status: Resident
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: April 21, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Georgia, Cherokee County