# What is this butterfly?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 9, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-butterfly/819363 "2018-08-09T20:19:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-butterfly/819363/1 "2018-08-09T20:19:56Z")

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I’m usually pretty good with the Lepidoptera but I’m not sure where to start searching for this colorful butterfly. Not very big, about 1 1/4" across, found in northern Ohio. [https://i.imgur.com/Yl8oVvd.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Yl8oVvd.jpg)

Dennis

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-butterfly/819363/2 "2018-08-09T20:30:56Z")

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My guess: [false crocus geometer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthotype_urticaria)

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-butterfly/819363/4 "2019-08-01T07:10:07Z")

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Reported.