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Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

Short projections on both wings, borders irregular. Upperside is purple-black with a wide, bright yellow border on outer margins, and a row of iridescent blue spots at the inner edge of the border.
Wing Span: 2 1/4 - 4 inches (5.7 - 10.1 cm).

Habitat:

Area along coast at La Jolla.

Notes:

It fluttered down a draw full of a variety of flowers and settled on a palm frond, where it stayed quite some time.

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Nymphalis antiopa

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Comments (1)
gatorfellows
Nice - I finally got my lens on one here at the Corinth park. Looks like you are having a great trip. Lots of new things :)

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PublishedMay 24, 2013

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