Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 959775

Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma

Observation date: March 09, 2014
Submitted by: vldeloach
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Question Marks/Commas over-winter in a nearby woods, appearing on warm days in Feb/March - sometimes together. This individual looks like a QM above, but appears to have a , below. I just uploaded another individual that was the opposite: it looks most like a Comma above but has a clear ? below. Which markings take priority? Are hybrids a possibility?
Status: Resident
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: April 21, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Georgia, Cherokee County