Mourning Cloak Butterfly entomology This specimen is encased in

This specimen is encased in a 9” x 9” frame

boldly reveals a few inches of her colorful dress beneath her somber attire

belongs to the family Buprestidae and is native to Madagascar

primarily in the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico

The species are limited to this region within the subfamily Limenitidinae

Mourning Cloak Butterfly entomology This specimen is encased inNymphalis antiopa is native to Eurasia and North America. L. Hugh Newman likened the butterfly's pattern to a girl who, disliking having to be in mourning, defiantly let a few inches of her bright dress show below her mourning dress. The specimen is encased in a 6 x 6 frame.