2010.95.148

Collection Date: July 23, 1929 (Springfield); July 1, 1933 (Lincoln)
9.6875 in HIGH x 6.8125 in WIDE x 1 in DEEP
Robertson County, TN; Lancaster County, NE

Springfield; Lincoln

Gift of the Walt Disney Family Foundation
2010.95.148


Four (4) butterflies in a Riker Mount which is a thin, glass-topped, cotton-filled exhibition case. These range in size from 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 to 1 3/4 x 2 1/2.. Forewing hooked; upperside is red-orange with black spots. Upperside hindwing of summer form is mostly black with a short tail; that of winter form has much orange and a longer, violet-tipped tail. Underside is light brown; hindwing with pearly white question mark in center. The two bottom butterflies are male. The top butterfly and the first folded butterfly are male.  The rest are female. Verso from top to bottom and left to right: "[male symbol] Polygonia interrogationis July 3-1929 Springfield, Tenn. Tenn. The Question Mark [male symbol] [female symbol] smae July 1-1933 Lincoln, Nebr. [female symbol] smae July 23-1929 Springfield, Tenn."

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