Howard County Bird Club
Mourning Cloak
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.
Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page. BugGuide is another web resource
Legend:
| Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) Common name [link is to USGS] |
Occurrence level & flight period. | |
| Habitat. | Typically visits (for nectaring). | Larval host plants. |
| Mourning Cloak (2.25–4″) Mourning Cloak |
Uncommon: E-Apr, Jun & Sep | Woods, roads | Rotting fruit & sap | Willow, elm, cottonwood | |
March 20, 2014
Columbia
Linda Hunt
April 1, 2012
Mount Pleasant
Annette Allor
June 4, 2017
Henryton, PVSP
Annette Allor
June 4, 2012
Cedar Lane Park
Bob Solem
June 14, 2012
High Ridge Park
Harry Fink
The first photos are the form hyperborea (a light reddish cocoa). The last one is form lintnerii (a deep chocolate brown color).
The phenograms show the maximum number of individual butterflies of this species seen in the first eight years of the Howard County Butterfly Survey. From these graphs, one can see the number of broods of each species, when they are active, and the relative abundance of the species in each brood. The observed early and late dates are shown below The graphs can be used to anticipate the first sighting of a given species in the year and can help with identification.
Early: 2/4/2019 Late: 11/27/2015