Fauna Flora Photography

Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa

Large, common butterfly with a long lifespan and one of the first butterflies which can be spotted in spring.

How to Identify

Easy identifiable with the brown-reddish wings a row of bluish spots on a dark band and a white band at the most posterior part of the wings.

Where and When to Spot

I spotted this butterfly in almost all parks around Montreal usually when they are spreading their wings on the warmer ground of a path in spring.

	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter
Belvédère Outremont	x	-	-	-
Jardin Botanique de Montréal	x	-	-	-
Parc Angrignon	x	-	-	-
Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies	x	-	-	-
Parc de la Frayère	x	-	-	-

Where and when a species has been observed, identified, and recorded.

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Last updated on 2023-12-15. Written and regularly updated by Karl-Heinz Müller, Dipl. Natw. ETH, Biology. With 10 years of experience in wildlife photography, Karl-Heinz shares first-hand, on-site collected observations, photos and videos from his frequent visits to parks in the Montreal area.