Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 988424

Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma

Observation date: July 05, 2014
Submitted by: treichard
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Dagmar Dale North Loop
Status: Resident
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: July 14, 2014
Coordinator notes: This is a tough one since several id features aren't visible at all. The wing edges give the bug the id of comma sp. and Gray Comma which you sometimes have up your way can be ruled out by the dorsal field that can be seen. QM has different indentations on the wing edges than this bug. The short tails on the HW are blunt on your one image and QM would be more pointed.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Jersey, Sussex County