Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
DORSAL
VENTRAL
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
DORSAL
VENTRAL
| Caterpillar Hostplants | Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica), Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua), Black Willow (Salix nigra), White Poplar (Populus alba), Cottonwood (Populus deltoides), Black Poplar (Populus nigra), Alder (Alnus serrulata), Ironwood (Ostrya virginiana), various Maple (Acer spp.), Sugar Hackberry (Celtis laevigata var. reticulata), Common Hackberry (Celits occidentalis), American Elm (Ulmus americana), Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila), Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra), Hops (Humulus lupulus), Red Mulberry (Morus rubra), White Ash (Fraxinus americana), Common Pear (Pyrus communis), Carolina Basswood (Tilia americana), Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella). |
| Area
Sighting Locations | Norbuck Park, Lake Lewisville, White Rock Lake. |
| Seasonal Flight Data | Two broods (and possibly a third). Late February - March; Mid May - early July. Second brood aestivates through summer. Adults can sometimes be seen in fall feeding before going into hibernation. |
| General Notes | Adults hibernate. |
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