A Mourning Cloak, Nymphalis antiopa, in my garden. May 29, 2006.

Mourning Cloak raised in my backyard in Long Beach the day it emerged, April 9, 2011. It came from the pupa at the bottom of this page.

Close-up of a Mourning Cloak in my garden, May 17, 2006.

Dorsal close-up, also in my garden, May 17, 2009.

Larva of a Mourning Cloak, El Dorado Park in Long Beach, March 16, 2011.

Larva of a Mourning Cloak, this photo showing the legs. El Dorado Park in Long Beach, March 16, 2011. Looks like he's attached and ready to pupate.

Mourning Cloak pupae (chrysalids) of the Mourning Cloak. I found these at El Dorado Park in Long Beach, March 19, 2011, on a fence and transferred them to a stick.

Another Mourning Cloak pupa. This one is from a larva that I found at El Dorado Park same day as above, and it pupated two days later.

The same Mourning Cloak pupa the day before emergence, April 8, 2011. It spent 19 days in the pupal stage.