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Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) uses probiscus like a straw to sip nectar from Yarrow flowers (Achillea millefolium) in backyard garden. This butterfly's common name is dervied from the small silver curved line and dot on the underside of its hindwing that looks like a question mark. Summer. Nova Scotia, Canada.
Thomas Kitchin & Victoria Hurst/leesonphoto. All Rights Reserved.
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