Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa butterfly / moth

Dark butterfly with yellow wing borders; one of the first to emerge in spring. Caterpillars feed on willow, poplar, birch, and elm.

21 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Boreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberChokecherryPrunus virginianashrub · May–JuneFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberJoe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatumwildflower · July–SeptemberNarrow-leaf WillowSalix exiguashrub · Apr-MayPhiladelphia FleabaneErigeron philadelphicuswildflower · May–JulyPussy WillowSalix discolorshrub · March–AprilRabbitbrushEricameria nauseosashrub · August-OctoberSpreading DogbaneApocynum androsaemifoliumwildflower · June–AugustWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–AugustWild ChivesAllium schoenoprasumwildflower · June–JulyWild StrawberryFragaria virginianagroundcover · May–June

lays eggs on

Basket WillowSalix petiolarisshrub · Apr-MayBebb's WillowSalix bebbianatree · April–MayNarrow-leaf WillowSalix exiguashrub · Apr-MayPaper BirchBetula papyriferatree · April–MayPussy WillowSalix discolorshrub · March–AprilSandbar WillowSalix interiorshrub · Apr-MayTrembling AspenPopulus tremuloidestree · AprilWater BirchBetula occidentalistree · April–May