The derivation of the scientific name is a different story; Nymphalis antiopa relates to arcane Greek mythology. The brown of the body and wings is rich walnut in color and toward the wing edge ...

Enjoy! Please stay safe! Gayle 😊🌼-000- Butterfly Pavilion Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Now through August 24, 2025 10 AM-5 PM (last group admitted at 4:30 PM) Timed tickets ...

It’s Spring! We can celebrate the new season and the new month at several events this weekend, among them the Butterfly Pavilion at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and more ...

After receiving less than 10 inches of snow for the entire winter period of December through February, it was such a blessing to have larger snow storms the first few weeks of March. Unfortunately ...

Gayle Anderson reports the Butterfly Pavilion takes flight at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) for the spring and summer months. Visitors can walk among hundreds of ...

"If you head into the forest a little later [in spring], you'll find a butterfly known as the mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) — black with pale edges along its wings — and by that analogy, one ...

Camberwell Beauty: This striking mural in Burgess Park, Southwark represents the Camberwell beauty (Nymphalis antiopa). The colourful insect was first recorded (in Britain) on nearby Coldharbour ...

Disclosure: Some links may be affiliate links. If you buy an item via links on our site, we may earn a commission. Learn more. There are an astonishing 20,000 different types of butterflies in the ...

While it is less common among butterflies, some species in the Nymphalidae family, like mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) caterpillars have stinging spines. The majority of caterpillars ...