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Camberwell beauty

Nymphalis antiopa

Order Lepidoptera. Family Nymphalidae.

Camberwell beauty — Photographs 1
Camberwell beauty.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5

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

Camberwell beauty — Photographs 2
Camberwell beauty. Zoological illustration (detail of a plate).
Ernst et al (drawing: J. J. Ernst), 1792 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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