What kind of butterfly has a question mark on its wings?

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This is one of the angle-wing butterflies and is common in late summer. It has a bright-orange upperside, but the underside of the wings is camouflaged to blend in perfectly with bark or dead leaves. There is one silver mark among the camo on the underwing, shaped like a question mark, which gives the butterfly its name.

Where do you find butterflies on the road?

The butterfly likes to circle the same area and land in the same general spot, and you will most often see them on dusty gravel roads, where their brown ground color blends in surprisingly well. The big eyespots resemble a bird’s or a lizard’s, so when they snap their wings open, their predators may be scared off.

What are the different types of swallowtail butterflies?

22 Common North American Butterflies Monarch (Danaus plexippus) The Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) Tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Cabbage white (Pieris rapae)

What is a butterfly?

Simply put, a butterfly is a winged insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis (in other words, goes from egg to caterpillar to pupa to adult). Butterflies belong to a large group of insects called the Lepidoptera, which includes both butterflies and moths. They have three body segments: the head, the abdomen and the thorax.

How do you identify a California sister butterfly?

Butterfly identification. To identify the California sister butterfly, look for its orange patches on the tips of the forewings. There is also a white diagonal band on the wings. These markings are repeated on the underside of the wings. You will also notice that the dorsal wings may have orange, white, blue, and brown coloring.

Is there a butterfly with a comma instead of a question mark?

Comma Butterfly ( Polygonia c-album) This butterfly is very similar to the question mark – in fact, it’s very nearly the same, except that instead of a question mark it has a silvery comma on its underside. It’s the smaller of the two “punctuation” butterflies, and is also somewhat more common.

What are some of the largest species of butterflies?

Some of the largest species of butterflies in North America are from the genus Papilio. The black swallowtail ( Papilio polyxenes) is an especially striking butterfly in the family Papilionidae. Its wings are black with yellow markings or dots on the hind wings. There are also beautiful blue and red markings on the base of its hind wings.