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INSECTS

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Insects
NativeDiurnal
Mourning Cloak, photo 1 of 5
Mourning Cloak, Caterpillar
Mourning Cloak, Pupa
32 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Nymphalidae 32 mm long. Diurnal. Lives on the tundra and in forests. Feeds on plants.

There are 2,070 observations of Mourning Cloak in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in April and May and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal442
  2. Montérégie306
  3. Outaouais265
  4. Capitale-Nationale173
  5. Estrie143
  6. Laurentides129
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue126
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent93
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine68
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean63
  11. Lanaudière57
  12. Mauricie57
  13. Nord-du-Québec39
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches32
  15. Côte-Nord30
  16. Laval28
  17. Centre-du-Québec19

Habitat

ForestCephas
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

What the caterpillar eats

Eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoides
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
American elmUlmus americana
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Shining willowSalix lucida
Slippery elmUlmus rubra
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Bog birchBetula nana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Black willowSalix nigra
Siberian elmUlmus pumila

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Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
European Peacock ButterflyAglais io
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Compton TortoiseshellNymphalis l-album
Question MarkPolygonia interrogationis
Black SwallowtailPapilio polyxenes
Horrid Zale MothZale horrida
Eastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma americana