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Mourning Cloak - Nymphalis antiopa
Copyright © 2005 Cotinis

Mourning Cloak - Nymphalis antiopa
West of Four Peaks, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
March 8, 2005
Taking nectar from a flowering shrub adjacent to a stream in a desert canyon. I've not seen this species take nectar before. Temperature was pleasantly warm, about 80 F.

The shrub is Seep Willow, Baccharis salicifolia. This is not a willow at all, but a member of the Aster family. It is common along desert streams, even intermittent ones, and is a popular nectar plant for insects, blooming March to December. (See Bowers, Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Deserts; Epple, Plants of Arizona.)
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Contributed by Cotinis on 14 March, 2005 - 11:26pm
Last updated 13 February, 2006 - 10:23pm

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