Mourningcloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Mourningcloak (Nymphalis antiopa) also commonly known as Mourning Cloak, Mourningcloak Butterfly or Spiny Elm Caterpillar, is a species of the class Insecta (Insects) in the family Nymphalidae (Brushfooted Butterflies) and order Lepidoptera (Butterflies).
Gallery
Adult
California, USA
, 4 Jun 2016
© Graeme C. Colmer
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Nymphalidae
- Genus: Nymphalis
- Species: Nymphalis antiopa
- Genus: Nymphalis
- Family: Nymphalidae
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Class: Insecta
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Nymphalis
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
Mourningcloak
Nymphalis antiopa
External Links
Nymphalis antiopa
– Wikipedia
