mourning cloak
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noun
an anglewing butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, widely distributed in Europe and North America, having velvety, dark-brown wings with purple spots and pale-yellow edges.
Origin of mourning cloak
First recorded in 1600–10
Also called Camberwell beauty.
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In their habits they are quite similar to the caterpillars of the Mourning-cloak.
Butterflies Worth KnowingClarence M. Weed
I had made a mourning-cloak of the apron by tying it, hind part before, about my neck, whence it drooped to my heels.
When Grandmamma Was NewMarion Harland
After hatching from the egg, the Mourning-cloak caterpillars are also subject to the attacks of various parasites.
Butterflies Worth KnowingClarence M. Weed
This species is commonly called the Mourning-cloak butterfly—not a particularly happy name for so beautiful an insect.
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The caterpillars of the Mourning-cloak butterflies are restricted to comparatively few food plants.
Butterflies Worth KnowingClarence M. Weed
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