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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 2 June 2008 From a distance, Mourning Cloaks basically look dark with a pale border. Upon closer inspection, however, they are stunningly colored with deep rich burgundy, creamy yellow, and royal blue! |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 2 June 2008 Underneath, they are look like dead leaves or dark bark. |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 Mourning Cloaks will often perch upside down on tree trunks. This one is feeding voraciously on oozing sap. |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 Close-up of mouthparts extending into crack in bark to get to the sap. |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 Now ya see me... |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 Now ya don't! |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009 |
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| Occoneechee SNA, Orange Co., NC 20 March 2005 |
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 21 May 2004 |
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| Perched 25' overhead on a wire! Occoneechee SNA, Orange Co., NC 20 March 2005 |
Nectaring on Eleagnus umbellata Orange Co., NC 17 Apr 2006 |
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| Near Fesno Dome, Madera Co., CA 10 July 2007 |
Lambs Canyon, UT 16 June 2005 |
Created on ... May 27, 2004 | Updated on ... June 7, 2008 | jspippen@duke.edu