Nymphalis antiopa
Common name: Mourning Cloak
Feeds on these plants:
Anigozanthos hybrid ‘Bush Pearl’
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’
Buddleja davidii
(sold as dwarf)
Buddleja weyeriana 'honeycomb'
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Lobularia maritima
(sold as Easter Bonnet Mix)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Nymphalis antiopa, the Mourning Cloak, can be found in nearly all US states.
Favorite nectar plants include: Asclepias, Buddleja, Carduus, Lantana, Liatris, Pentas, Salvia, Taraxacum, and Verbena
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Acer
Alnus
Alnus incana
Betula
Betula alleghaniensis
Betula dahurica
Betula ermanii
Betula nana
Betula papyrifera
Betula pendula
Betula platyphylla
Betula pubescens
Celtis
Celtis laevigata reticulata
Celtis occidentalis
Fraxinus americana
Humulus lupulus
Morus rubra
Onobrychis viciifolia
Ostrya virginiana
Populus
Populus alba
Populus balsamifera
Populus balsamifera trichocarpa
Populus deltoides
Populus maximowiczii
Populus nigra
Populus nigra italica
Populus tremula
Populus tremuloides
Pyrus communis
Rosa
Rubus
Rumex acetosella
Salix
Salix alba
Salix amygdaloides
Salix aurita
Salix babylonica
Salix bebbiana
Salix candida
Salix caprea
Salix cinerea
Salix discolor
Salix exigua
Salix exigua
Salix integra
Salix jepsonii
Salix lucida
Salix lucida lasiandra
Salix lutea
Salix nigra
Salix pentandra
Salix phylicifolia
Salix sericea
Salix viminalis
Sorbus
Sparganium
Spiraea alba latifolia
Ulmus
Ulmus americana
Ulmus parvifolia
Ulmus pumila
Ulmus rubra
Urtica
CC0 images courtesy of
Alan Schmierer
and
Estormiz
