Grenada Tree Termite vs Question Mark Butterfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Grenada Tree Termite Question Mark Butterfly
Scientific Name Nasutitermes costalis Polygonia interrogationis
Order Blattodea Lepidoptera
Family Termitidae Nymphalidae
Size 5-8 mm workers 45-76 mm wingspan
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Wood Feeders Sap Feeders
Regions Grenada, Caribbean North America
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Grenada Tree Termite

A common tree-nesting termite found across the Caribbean. It builds large dark carton nests on tree trunks and branches.

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Did You Know?

Soldier termites squirt a sticky chemical from a nozzle-shaped head to immobilize attackers.

Question Mark Butterfly

Orange butterfly with dark spots and irregular wing margins. A silvery question-mark shape on the underside of the hindwing gives it its name.

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Did You Know?

It rarely visits flowers, preferring to feed on fermenting fruit, sap, and animal dung.