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Thank you! I looked up some pics of this species and it matches well.
Ian
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From: Christopher Majka=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Poss. Black Swallowtail?
Hi Ian,
This was a Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) a.k.a. Camberwell =
Beauty, a species which hibernates over the winter as an adult and =
emerges very early in the season.
Cheers!
Chris=20
On 20-Mar-10, at 2:15 PM, Ian McKay wrote:
While in my garden today a black butterfly with yellow on the =
trailing edge of its wings flew past. It was on the other side of my bed =
so I didn't get a great look at it. I am no expert on these matters and =
a quick search of poss. candidates turned up the Black Swallowtail as =
one. What else could it have been? It seems early for any butterfly.
Ian McKay
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Swallowtail?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Ian,
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>This was a Mourning Cloak (<I>Nymphalis antiopa</I>) a.k.a. =
Camberwell=20
Beauty, a species which hibernates over the winter as an adult and =
emerges=20
very early in the season.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Chris </DIV>
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