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Mourning Cloak - Hodges#4432 (Nymphalis antiopa)
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Copyright © 2009
John Pearson
Mourning Cloak -
Nymphalis antiopa
Oak Island, Apostle Islands National Lakshore, Bayfield, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
August 5, 2009
Size: ~7 cm wingspan
Lone individual fluttering actively over low vegetation of sandy and rocky lakeshore.
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Contributed by
John Pearson
on 7 August, 2009 - 7:36pm
Last updated 8 August, 2009 - 6:54pm
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John Pearson
, 7 August, 2009 - 7:45pm
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Mourning Cloak - Nymphalis antiopa
It think this is a really pretty butterfly. I'm still trying to get a good pic of one without tattered wings.
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Andrew Williams
, 7 August, 2009 - 7:39pm
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