Question mark vs Southern comma
Both belong to the genus Polygonia, so they are close relatives.
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What is the difference between a question mark and a southern comma?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Polygonia, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Question mark | Southern comma | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Polygonia interrogationis | Polygonia egea |
| Family | Nymphalidae | Nymphalidae |
| Order | Lepidoptera | Lepidoptera |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | flowers |
| Habitat | Not recorded | forest, grassland, shrubland |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
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