
TK7_0609438.jpg


Eastern Comma Butterfly (Polygonia comma) has probiscus out to sip nectar from Yarrow flowers (Achillea millefolium) in backyard garden. This butterfly's common name is dervied from the small silver curved line on the underside of its hindwing that looks like a comma. Summer. Nova Scotia, Canada.
Thomas Kitchin & Victoria Hurst/leesonphoto. All Rights Reserved.
Eastern Comma, Eastern Commas, Comma, Commas, Polygonia comma, Polygonia, Butterfly, Butterflies, Insect, Insects, fauna, North America, North American Wildlife, backyard animal, backyard animals, back yard animal, back yard animals, backyard wildlife, back yard wildlife, Backyard, Back Yard, Garden, Gardens, Flower, Flowers, Yarrow, Achillea, Kitchin, Hurst, Summer, probiscus, drink, drinking, feed, feeding, food, eat, eating, nourish, nourishment, nectar, horizontal