| Common Name: | Butterfly, Mourning Cloak | | Scientific Name: | Nymphalis antiopa | | Family: | Nymphalidae (Brushfoots) | | Area: | Sycamore Grove Campground - Red Bluff, California | | Date: | March 3, 2013 | 
This butterfly persumably got its name from its somber color, resembling the dark funeral shawl worn by widows. | 
Klickitat Trail, Washington - - - March 6, 2004 | | Reference: | Butterflies through Binoculars by Glassberg / Cascade-Olympic Natural History by Mathews / National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects & Spiders by Milne |
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