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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 2 June 2008 From a distance, Mourning Cloaks basically look dark with a pale border. Upon closer inspection, however, they are stunningly colored with deep rich burgundy, creamy yellow, and royal blue! |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 2 June 2008 Underneath, they are look like dead leaves or dark bark. |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 Mourning Cloaks will often perch upside down on tree trunks. This one is feeding voraciously on oozing sap. |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 Close-up of mouthparts extending into crack in bark to get to the sap. |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 Now ya see me... |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 Now ya don't! |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 9 March 2010 |
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| Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Occoneechee SNA, Orange Co., NC 20 March 2005 |
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 21 May 2004 |
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| Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Occoneechee SNA, Orange Co., NC 20 March 2005 Perched 25' overhead on a wire! |
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Orange Co., NC 17 Apr 2006 Nectaring on Eleagnus umbellata |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest Durham Division, Orange Co., NC 6 Mar 2022 |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest Durham Division, Orange Co., NC 6 Mar 2022 |
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| Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Near Fesno Dome, Madera Co., CA 10 July 2007 |
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Lambs Canyon, UT 16 June 2005 |
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| Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Rock Creek, El Paso Co., CO 9 July 2016 |
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Perth Wildlife Preserve, Lanark Co., Ontario 12 July 2018 |
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| Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Missoula Co., MT 10 May 2010 |
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Missoula Co., MT 13 Apr 2015 |
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| Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Woodchuck Creek, near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 21 May 2014 |
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Woodchuck Creek, near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 21 May 2014 |
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| Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 6 May 2014 |
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 6 May 2014 |
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| Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 25 Sep 2014 |
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 25 Sep 2014 |
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| Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT 21 Apr 2015 |
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 9 Apr 2016 |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 27 Apr 2015 |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Missoula Co., MT 19 Apr 2014 |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Woodchuck Creek, near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 21 May 2014 Nectaring on Salix. |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Woodchuck Creek, near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 21 May 2014 This flowering willow attracted several Mourning Cloaks with nectar. Willows are also caterpillar food plants for Mourning Cloaks. |
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| Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 4 Sep 2013 |
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 11 Sep 2013 |
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The Mourning Cloak in the above-right photo is perched nearly invisibly in the middle of this photo, showing the brushy creek-side habitat. The two photos were taken from the same location with the above photo zoomed in 200x using a Canon SX50 HS. Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 11 Sep 2013 |
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