Update: Another Comma
was seen by multiple observers at Silver Creek, just west of my
yard, on June 15, 2003, and I found another one at Lake Benbrook
on June 18, 2003 - see pics below this first County record:
1) This presumed Eastern Comma Polygonia
comma was in my yard area on May 13, 2003. As there
is no prior record of this taxon for Tarrant County, I am seeking
confirmation. Having never previously seen P. comma, I
have a slight concern about the "ghost" mark where the
fourth black mark (bar) would be for Question Mark P. interrogationis
- although I can find a few similar examples of this on the Internet;
click
here to see one. I did clearly see the underwing, and the
position of the unbroken silver crescent was "level"
- i.e. parallel with the trailing edge of the HW when perched:
Here's a subsequent Eastern Comma Polygonia
comma from Tarrant County:
Note in the pic below how the silver vhw mark is level with the
ground, such that it would hold a drop of water (Question Marks
have the silver mark rotated slightly anti-clockwise such that
a drop of water would run out of the rear end):
