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Mourning cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Photo by Brian38
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47.2033, -121.013

Field Notes

Description:

Adult mourning cloaks primarily feed on sap, ripe and fallen fruits and sugary exudate from aphids, very rarely seen nectaring on flowers.

Habitat:

Spotted sunning on an open wooded hillside.

Reference Links:

Nymphalis antiopa - Wikipedia

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Comments (4)
Neil Ross
Beautiful spotting, Brian. That's a fine-looking butterfly, and I like the name despite it sounding gloomy. It does look like a cloak.
Tukup
Nice shot Brian. They are so cool. Thanks.

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PublishedApril 2, 2019

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