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| Mourning Cloaks hibernate as adults and fly in early spring, when they mate and lay their eggs. They go through the life stages during the summer and emerge as adults in late summer. This one appeared to be freshly emerged from the chrysalis, and was enjoying a sunny day in the fall. Some Mourning Cloaks apparently live up to a year, which makes it the longest lived butterfly in North America. It ranges throughout most of North America, Europe and Asia, and lives along streams and woodlands. Click on either view for a full-screen version. This butterfly was photographed along the Puritan Creek Trail, September 7, 2003. |
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