tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post115419181283996899..comments2024-03-29T01:13:45.853-04:00Comments on Thomasburg Walks: Question Mark or Comma?Pamela Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167132802880894799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-61750454428200172972010-05-25T15:08:06.262-04:002010-05-25T15:08:06.262-04:00Question Mark: 4 spots. Eastern Comma: 3 spots. se...Question Mark: 4 spots. Eastern Comma: 3 spots. see http://www.stephencresswell.com/s/comma.htmlseamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299590041498402002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1154270837764332442006-07-30T10:47:00.000-04:002006-07-30T10:47:00.000-04:00Thanks, John. I see what you mean--the difference ...Thanks, John. I see what you mean--the difference you describe shows up in the specimen photographs at Butterflies of Canada too, which I hadn't noticed. <BR/><BR/>Through the serendipity caused by having this butterfly in mind, I found one that had been collected by a spider, a Question Mark. I'll be posting some pictures. That doesn't prove one way or the other about the living specimen, but Pamela Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167132802880894799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1154206629443862932006-07-29T16:57:00.000-04:002006-07-29T16:57:00.000-04:00According to Kaufman's butterfly guide, Question M...According to Kaufman's butterfly guide, Question Marks have a black dash near the tip of the forewing on the top side, but Commas lack this dash. Both Commas and Question Marks have a series of three black dots together in the middle of the forewing. The Question Mark's black dash is just to the outside of this trio. Your butterfly has it, so I would say Question Mark.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.com