Friday

The Surprise Butterfly

A was quite surprised by the appearance of this  butterfly (or moth). This being the first time that I have ever seen this bug. Hopefully I can get some help identifying.Fuzzy body and nearly 3 inches across the wings. Took a good video of the little flyer and took a few pictures, but have had no luck figuring out what it is.
Flew into my garden and has not been seen since that day.

3 comments:

Lois J. de Vries said...

Your butterfly looks like the Eastern comma, Polygonia, comma

New York Natural History said...

That's a "Question Mark", Polygonia interrogationis. We see these during Mid-Winter thaws due to their hibernating habits. www.nynh.us

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