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Hi Jeannie,

It is a rather tattered Mourning Cloak. The multiple names of this =20
butterfly tell a fascinating story.

It was given the English name "Mourning Cloak" (by which name it is =20
known in North America) by Thaddeus William Harris in 1862 as =20
translation of the German name of the butterfly, Trauermantel, the =20
name referring to the dark brown cloak traditionally worn in mourning. =20=

The Swedish "sorgmantel" and the Norwegian "s=F8rgek=E5pen" mean the =
same =20
thing.

In Great Britain, however, it is known as the Camberwell Beauty. Why? =20=

This butterfly is not native to the British Isles, but is a rare =20
migrant there from continental Europe. In August 1748 two individuals =20=

turned up in Camberwell, once a village about three miles south of =20
London Bridge, but now swallowed up into the city of London. It was =20
such a showy butterfly that in 1766 Moses Harris called it the =20
"Camberwell Beauty" or the "Grand Surprise", signifying what a =20
surprise it was to discover it. It has also been called the "White =20
Petticoat", in reference to the pale margins of the wings, projecting =20=

like errant petticoats.

Linnaeus who formally described the butterfly in 1758, called it =20
Nymphalis antiopa, meaning "the nymph Antiope". In Greek mythology, =20
Antiope was an Amazon, sister of Orithyia, queen of the Amazons, wife =20=

of Theseus, and the only Amazon known to have married. She lived a =20
storied life and died in the Attic War, shot by an Amazon named =20
Molpadia.

What's in a name? Rather a lot!

Cheers,

Chris

On 15-May-12, at 10:06 PM, <jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Can anyone tell me what kind of butterfly this is?It was about the =20
> size of a humming bird.Picture was taken by Anne Louise Tousnard in =20=

> River Bourgeois,Cape Breton,Richmond county.
> http://www.panoramio.com/photo/72141592
> Jeannie Shermerhorn



Christopher Majka  <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> | Halifax, Nova Scotia, =20
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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi =
Jeannie,<div><br></div><div>It is a rather tattered Mourning Cloak. The =
multiple names of this butterfly tell a fascinating =
story.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>It was given the English name =
"Mourning Cloak" (by which name it is known in North America) by =
Thaddeus William Harris in 1862 as translation of the German name of the =
butterfly, <i>Trauermantel</i>, the name referring to the dark brown =
cloak traditionally worn in mourning. The =
Swedish&nbsp;"<i>sorgmantel</i>" and the&nbsp;Norwegian =
"<i>s=F8rgek=E5pen</i>" mean the same thing.</div><div><br></div><div>In =
Great Britain, however, it is known as the Camberwell Beauty. Why? This =
butterfly is not native to the British Isles, but is a rare migrant =
there from continental Europe. In August 1748 two individuals turned up =
in Camberwell, once a village about three miles south of London Bridge, =
but now swallowed up into the city of London. It was such a showy =
butterfly that in 1766 Moses Harris called it the "Camberwell Beauty" or =
the "Grand Surprise", signifying what a surprise it was to discover it. =
It has also been called the "White Petticoat", in reference to the pale =
margins of the wings, projecting like errant =
petticoats.</div><div><br></div><div>Linnaeus who formally described the =
butterfly in 1758, called it <i>Nymphalis antiopa</i>, meaning "the =
nymph Antiope". In Greek mythology, Antiope was an Amazon, sister of =
Orithyia, queen of the Amazons, wife of Theseus, and the only Amazon =
known to have married. She lived a storied life and died in the Attic =
War, shot by an Amazon named Molpadia.</div><div><br></div><div>What's =
in a name? Rather a =
lot!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div>=
<div><br><div><div>On 15-May-12, at 10:06 PM, &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca">jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>Can anyone tell me what kind of butterfly this is?It =
was about the size of a humming bird.Picture was taken by Anne Louise =
Tousnard in River Bourgeois,Cape Breton,Richmond county.<br><a =
href=3D"http://www.panoramio.com/photo/72141592">http://www.panoramio.com/=
photo/72141592</a><br>Jeannie =
Shermerhorn<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div><br><br><div =
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