Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), summer form
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis
summer form
Fermilab, Kane County, Illinois 
June 2, 2003
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis
Nelson Lake Marsh, Kane County, Illinois 
September 1, 2002 

This was a summer form female ovipositing on nettles, surprisingly late in the season. 

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis
Nelson Lake Marsh, Kane County, Illinois 
June 26, 2004

Underside of male summer form for comparison.  Note the more mottled appearance. 

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) on Lilac 
St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois 
May 5, 2001 

Summer form Question Marks like this appear as early as April, probably too early to have matured from eggs laid by locally overwintering butterflies.  They may have migrated up from the south. 

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