Question Mark Butterfly Images

Question Mark Butterfly Images, Facts and Information:

Polygonia interrogationis

• Question Mark butterflies are medium-sized butterflies with distinctive orange and brown wings featuring a small white “question mark” on the underside of their hindwings.
• Question Mark butterflies are found throughout eastern North America, from southern Canada to Florida and Texas, with some populations in the southwestern United States.
• Question Mark butterflies inhabit deciduous woodlands, forest edges, parks, and gardens. They are often seen near elm, hackberry, and nettle plants, which serve as host plants for their caterpillars.
• Question Mark butterflies feed on tree sap, rotting fruit, and animal dung. Adults rarely visit flowers for nectar.
• Question Mark butterflies lay eggs singly or in small clusters on host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on the leaves and undergo several molts before pupating.
• A group of butterflies can be called a “kaleidoscope” or “flutter” of butterflies.
• Question Mark butterflies can live up to 10-11 months, with some individuals overwintering as adults.

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