mourning cloak

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mourning cloak

A large butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) of Europe and North America, having purplish-brown wings with a broad yellow border.

mourning cloak

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the US name for Camberwell beauty

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mourning cloak - of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders

Camberwell beauty, mourning cloak butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa

brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

genus Nymphalis, Nymphalis - type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies

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