#nymphalis

[herpsandbirds]

seen in Mt Shasta CA, USA

Butterfly ID - CA, USA:

Henlo, yessssssssssssss, this is a California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica), family Nymphalidae.

California tortoiseshell - Wikipedia

[birdblues]

Mourning Cloak

[animalids]

Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photo by Gerald (Wayne) Prout

[love-ziggy621]

This pretty little mourning cloak (nymphalis antiopa) stopped to sun herself today ❤🦋🦋

[scottpartridge]

Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii, with Nymphalis butterfly. A bird being studied by the Bird Genoscape Project. 

[dendroica]

Mourning Cloak (by me)

[herpsandbirds]

Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), family Nymphalidae, Grevena, Greece

This widely distributed butterfly is found across much of northern Eurasia and North America.

photograph by Xristos Dimadis

[herpsandbirds]

just wanted to say thanks for all the work you do running this blog! the photos are great, and your ID posts specifically inspired me to make an inaturalist account and start exploring the variety of insects around me that I'd been taking for granted. it's so much fun and I'm already learning a lot!

First of all, thank you, and I love you my little peach.

That's one of the reasons why I am on this blog. I'm trying to inspire as many people as I can to get out and enjoy nature…

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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), family Nymphalidae, Poland 

Photograph by Robert Gladysz