Vanessas (Lady Butterflies), Mourning Cloak & Buckeye

  • 1. Mourning Cloak – (Nymphalis Antiopa)

  • 2. American Lady – (Vanessa Virginiensis)

  • 3. Painted Lady – (Vanessa Cardui)

  • 4. Red Admiral – (Vanessa Atalanta)

  • 5. Common Buckeye – (Junonia Coenia)

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Wingspan: 3 inches

Overview: The Mourning Cloak (State butterfly of Montana) is our longest lived at 11 months, and they overwinter as adults. The Ladys migrate to Mexico every winter. The Buckeye adults cannot live through any freezing temperatures.

Caterpillar & Host Plants

Butterfly Nectar Plants

Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii)