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Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa antiopa

Photo by Fyn Kynd
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotting #600!
Almost unmistakable, dark above with fiery red-orange slashes and white spots on outer part of forewing. Below hindwing exquisitely multicolored in browns and blues, with pale buff along margin. Forewing below has bands of red, white, and blue along leading edge.

Habitat:

Field edge (image #3).

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Comments (21)

Nice one Fyn! Congrats on #600 - that is a lot of spottings!
600! special. You have such beautiful spottings. I love this butterfly and remember the first time I ever saw one on Pitt Polder not far from home. Thanks for sharing it!
That's a beauty Fyn...congrats!
Great 600 Fyn,beautiful capture ,congrats and thanks for sharing such a awesome spotting page
Wonderful capture Fyn & congratulations on this great milestone!
Congratulations on this beautiful milestone spotting, Fyn!
Congratulations, Fyn - very nice one for No. 600!

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