Camberwell beauty
Nymphalis antiopa
Order Lepidoptera. Family Nymphalidae.
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Description
Nymphalis antiopa, known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America.
Traits
- Wingspan
- 55–75 mm
- Flight period
- March–October (overwinters)
- Host plants
- willow, birch, elm
- Generations per year
- 1
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Photographs
Ernst et al (drawing: J. J. Ernst), 1792 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
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