The Mourning Cloak is one of the longest lived butterfly species. Adults live up to 10 months; overwintering as adults and mating in the spring. They may look a little dull and tattered this time of year after hibernating in cracks and crevasses in the woods!
Photo: Mourning Cloak Butterfly by Frank Ceravalo/USFWS https://flic.kr/p/bna2jc
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