Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Nymphalidae > Nymphalis > Nymphalis antiopaNymphalis antiopa (camberwell beauty; Mourning Cloak)Synonyms: Aglais antiopa; Euvanessa antiopa; Euvanessa chlapowskia; Euvanessa intermedia; Nymphalis grandis; Nymphalis grisescens; Nymphalis longomaculata; Nymphalis obscura; Nymphalis violescens; Nymphalis virescens; Papilio antiopa (heterotypic); Vanessa albomarginata; Vanessa angustata; Vanessa antiopa; Vanessa artemis; Vanessa dorfmeisteri; Vanessa emma; Vanessa epione; Vanessa escheri; Vanessa flavomaculata; Vanessa hippolyta; Vanessa hygiaea; Vanessa hyperborea; Vanessa lintneri; Vanessa nana; Vanessa obscura; Vanessa ochraceoguttata; Vanessa pompadour; Vanessa roederi; Vanessa thomsonii; Vanessa ziegleri 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. The immature form of this species is sometimes known as the spiny elm caterpillar. Other older names for this species include grand surprise and white petticoat. A powerful flier, this species is sometimes found in areas far from its usual range during migration. These butterflies have a life-span of 11 to 12 months, one of the most extensive life-spans for any butterfly. It is also the State Insect of Montana, adopted in 2001. |
| Wing Span [1] | 2.441 inches (.062 m) |
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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Alpi Marittime |
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83205 |
Italy |
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Asby Complex |
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7715 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Badlands National Park |
II |
178535 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Bassin ardennais de l'Eau Noire (Couvin; Viroinval) |
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323 |
Belgium |
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Bassin ardennais du Viroin (Viroinval) |
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996 |
Belgium |
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Bassin de la Houille en amont de Gedinne (Gedinne) |
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3423 |
Belgium |
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Bassin de la Semois de Florenville à Auby (Bertrix; Bouillon; Florenville; Herbeumont) |
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12896 |
Belgium |
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Bassin du Ruisseau du Ru au Moulin (Bièvre; Gedinne; Vresse-sur-Semois) |
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1233 |
Belgium |
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Bassin fagnard de l'Eau Noire (Doische; Hastière; Philippeville) |
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8551 |
Belgium |
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Calvin College Ecosystem Preserve |
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90 |
Michigan, United States |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
II |
15448 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Dolina Srodkowej Warty |
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141108 |
Poland |
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Dolna Odra |
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72985 |
Poland |
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Eryri/ Snowdonia |
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48773 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Jezioro Karas |
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2013 |
Poland |
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Laghi di Avigliana |
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1038 |
Italy |
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Lake District High Fells |
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66717 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Magerrasen Schönwalde |
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13 |
Germany |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Ostoja Nadwarcianska |
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65861 |
Poland |
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Solway Firth |
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107829 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Vallée de la Houille en aval de Gedinne (Beauraing; Gedinne) |
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8455 |
Belgium |
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Vallée de la Hulle (Gedinne) |
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3738 |
Belgium |
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Vallée de la Meuse en amont d'Hastière (Beauraing; Doische; Hastière; Houyet) |
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3553 |
Belgium |
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Vallée du Ruisseau d'Alisse (Viroinval) |
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59 |
Belgium |
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Vogelschutzgebiet 'Moore und Heiden des westlichen Münsterlandes' |
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5745 |
Germany |
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Vogelschutzgebiet Senne mit Teutoburger Wald |
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38017 |
Germany |
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Western Michigan Universitys Asylum Lake Preserve |
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274 |
Michigan, United States |
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Westruper Heide |
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193 |
Germany |
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Witherslack Mosses |
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1202 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Habitat Vegetation Classification |
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Location |
Website |
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Black Oak - White Oak - Hickory Forest |
United States (Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana); Canada (Ontario) |
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Maple - Ash - Elm Swamp |
Canada (Ontario); United States (Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan) |
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Midwestern Cottonwood - Black Willow - Silver Maple Floodplain Forest |
United States (Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Nebraska, Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana) |
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Mississippi River Red Maple - Water-locust Bottomland Forest |
United States (Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas) |
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Silver Maple - Sugarberry - Pecan Floodplain Forest |
United States (Tennessee, Illinois, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, Indiana) |
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Southern Green Ash - Elm - Sugarberry Floodplain Forest |
United States (Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama) |
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Southern Red Oak - Mixed Oak Forest |
United States (Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky) |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Butterflies of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility ♦ 2Study of Northern Virginia Ecology♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. ♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants♦ 6Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg) ♦ 7Robertson, C. Flowers and insects lists of visitors of four hundred and fifty three flowers. 1929. The Science Press Printing Company Lancaster, PA. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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