Polygonia interrogationis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Polygonia
- Species
- Polygonia interrogationis
- Scientific Name
- Polygonia interrogationis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Polygonia interrogationis
Polygonia interrogationis, commonly called the question mark butterfly, is a North American nymphalid butterfly. It lives in wooded areas, city parks, generally in areas with a combination of trees and open space. The color and textured appearance of the underside of its wings combine to provide camouflage that resembles a dead leaf. The adult butterfly has a wingspan of 4.5–7.6 cm (1.8–3.0 in). Its flight period is from May to September. "The silver mark on the underside of the hindwing is broken into two parts, a curved line and a dot, creating a ?-shaped mark that gives the species its common name."
...Polygonia interrogationis in languages:
- Chinese
- 長尾鉤蛺蝶
- English
- Question Mark
- French
- polygone à queue violacée
- Japanese
- ギモンフタテハ
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