Mourning cloak (Nymphalis Antiopa) behavior and ecology

[Jo]

I've exhausted all leads uncovered personally, but still have not learned
much about the life history of this butterfly.

I live in the Jefferson National Forest in southwestern Virginia, U.S., and
in March we have a mix of warm and cold days with wind and precipitation.
Do the adults stir on the warmer days?  If so, what do they do?  Where in
the woods or garden does one find the overwintering adults?

Both relayed experience and directions to written sources will be much
appreciated.  I am intensely interested in all other aspects of N.A.'s
behavior and ecology, so other referrals will also be quite useful.  Thank
you.

Jo



Jo Angleberger
W.I.N.E. Administrator
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/nww/nww.html

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