Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
Large, common butterfly with a long lifespan and one of the first butterflies which can be spotted in spring.
- 🇫🇷 Morio
- 🇩🇪 Trauermantel
- 🇲🇽 Nymphalis antiopa
Characteristics
- Length: 3.8cm
- Wingspan: 10-12.5cm
How to Identify
Easy identifiable with the brown-reddish wings a row of bluish spots on a dark band and a white band at the most posterior part of the wings.
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Where and When to Spot
I spotted this butterfly in almost all parks around Montreal usually when they are spreading their wings on the warmer ground of a path in spring.
Observations by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvédère Outremont | x | - | - | - |
| Jardin Botanique de Montréal | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Angrignon | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Michel-Chartrand | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies | x | - | - | - |
| Parc de la Frayère | x | - | - | - |
"-" indicates no observation. It may not necessarily mean though that the species is absent from the park during that season.