8 Amazing Facts About the Mourning Cloak Butterfly
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The mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa, is a beautiful and widely distributed butterfly that is best know for its early appearance in the spring and winter time flights. Along with this odd early appearance, the mourning cloak also has odd food choices, a long lifespan, the ability to survive freezing temperatures and sleep through summer heat and has some interesting caterpillars. Join me in this video as I reveal 8 amazing facts about the super strange mourning cloak butterfly.
Have you seen mourning cloak butterflies flying in the winter? Please tell us about it in the comments!
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Chapters:
0:00 The Mourning Cloak Butterfly Nymphalis antiopa
0:28 Lifespan of the Mourning Cloak Butterfly
0:47 Hibernation and Aestivation in the Mourning Cloak Butterfly
2:09 Mourning Cloak Butterfly Flight in the Winter and Early Spring
3:25 Camouflage of the Mourning Cloak Butterfly
3:54 Mourning Cloak Butterfly Playing Dead as a Defense
4:22 Mourning Cloak Butterfly Audible Clicking Defense
4:47 Mourning Cloak Butterfly Caterpillars and Pupae
5:46 Mourning Cloak Butterfly Adult Foods
Have you seen mourning cloak butterflies flying in winter. If so tell us about it in the comments! Also, learn more about some cool butterflies that are not monarchs that migrate in this video: th-cam.com/video/X8LojRht80M/w-d-xo.html
We just saw one this afternoon in South Bend Indiana!
Nice! @@Gesserit2
My favorite butterfly! love seeing them first thing in the spring.
Mourning cloaks are so strikingly beautiful with a brilliant flash of blue when they open their wings.
I managed to get a gorgeous picture of one that was resting with its wings fully open, against the backdrop of white painted cinder blocks.
Awesome!
Woke up today in the morning and had one of these in my room balcony screen door that was open. Never seen one in my life. It was big and beautiful looking butterfly. It let me pet it. I’m in Los Angeles Cali
I’m in LA too & I have a bunch of the caterpillars (Spiny Elm) & chrysalis outside of my house. Can’t wait to see them emerge as Mourning Cloak butterflies in a few weeks.
We have a few Spiny Elm caterpillars outside my house that just turned into chrysalis! Can’t wait to see them emerge as Mourning Cloak butterflies in a few weeks. Thanks so much for your very informative video!
Awesome! Hopefully you can watch them emerge!
These cattipiller are everywhere around my apartment complex in OC, ca. I can't wait to see them all turn into butterflies.
Cool!
I just rewatched my videos and in some of them, I could hear the sound it makes when it takes off!
Awesome!
Like button pollinated! I never heard of these butterflies before. This was fascinating!
Glad you liked it!
Just saw one for the first time, in my backyard.
Awesome!
Just saw one today, around 58 in se Wisconsin. Beautiful!
Awesome! I've been looking for them as it has been very warm here in KY.
Cool. Just saw one off my balcony, which was also colonized by caterpillars about a month ago.
Nice! They are cool butterflies.
I currently have one of these in a chrysalis on my windowsill. May need to join it for some isometric exercise.
Awesome! Maybe you will be lucky and get to see it emerge.
I just relocated two of these to a safe spot after I noticed that they were being removed, and one just hatched this morning. Hopefully the other one hatches too.
Awesome!
some very interesting facts here. nicely put together. nature is amazing :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm friends with one that has decided our backyard is his. He lands in my hand everyday and hangs out for several minutes at a time. He will chase birds and other butterflies away.
Super cool!
My god i have one and im taking care of her to let go in spring and fuck she is a god , so strong and powerful, thank you so much ❤
Just had one landed on my sidewalk in Pennsylvania. March 12, 2024
Awesome!
Great video
Very cool butterfly. I seen one last year in very early spring . I googled it to find out what kind it was. I'm in N.Y zone 6a. It was warmer itself up in the sun on the side of my garage.
Cool! They get your attention - usually because you notice them in a usually butterflyless time of year.
I just saw one in NH! May 8th?!?!
Nice! They are such a cool butterfly and I think they are quite striking. Was it flying around you and at you? If it was it most likely was a make setting up his territory.
I have mourning cloaks in my backyard right now. They have been landing on my hand when I hold it out! Last week one landed on me twice and yesterday I got one to land on my hand at least 12 times, once for 4 minutes! Today a different one landed on my hand several times, once for 2 minutes. Is this a trait of the mourning cloak?
I posted a bunch of shorts and videos.
Butterflies often land on people looking for minerals in their sweat or on their skin. It's super cool when they do because you can get a really good up close look at them!
@@BackyardEcology Yes it is super cool 🦋
Very interesting! I have not heard or seen these butterflies before. Where can you mainly find these butterflies?
Glad you liked it! Mourning cloaks are native to all of North America and can be found south to northern South America, and also are native to Eurasia. They are not a common species, but some areas seem to have large numbers of them. In England they are known as the Camberwell beauty.
@@BackyardEcologyare they known to be in LA California
They are found in California, I don't know about LA specifically. @@swervv2957
I have a willow tree and pussy willow bush in my Michigan garden. I have these butterflies in my yard. They are gorgeous!❤
Nice! They are super cool butterflies.
@@BackyardEcology Last year was the first time I seen them. Now I know what they are called! Thank you2
@@kathyjenkins4067 You are welcome! Glad yo found the video helpful.