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bigcityal Appleton, WI(Zone 5a) Apr 14, 2008

I'm kind of sick of people calling this a moth - this is a butterfly right?
I took this pic yesterday - which is the earliest I ever recall seeing a BF.

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bigcityal Appleton, WI(Zone 5a) Apr 14, 2008

Maybe the scale is confusing to them - it was 1 1/2" across at it's widest point.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Apr 14, 2008

I think it is a butterfly because the antennae are clubbed, but not sure which one.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Apr 15, 2008

Al, it may be a Mourning Cloak, Nymphalis antiopa:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cirrusimage.com/butterfly/mourning_cloak_butterfly_large.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cirrusimage.com/butterfly_mourningcloak.htm&h=768&w=1024&sz=303&hl=en&start=7&um=1&tbnid=UGEB2_p9QqHoZM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmourning%2Bcloak%2Bbutterfly%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

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bigcityal Appleton, WI(Zone 5a) Apr 15, 2008

Great job - the pic and description sound perfect.
Thank you

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