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title: "Rusałka żałobnik"
description: "Nymphalis antiopa — Owady i pająki. Nymphalis antiopa, known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/mourning-cloak
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rusałka żałobnik

> Nymphalis antiopa — Owady i pająki. Nymphalis antiopa, known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America.

- Scientific name: *Nymphalis antiopa*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 96846
- Wikidata: [Q503989](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503989)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56832](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56832)

## Names

- en: Mourning Cloak
- de: Trauermantel
- es: Mariposa Velo de Duelo
- fr: Morio
- nl: Rouwmantel
- pl: Rusałka żałobnik

## Countries with the most observations

US (49583), CA (26030), RU (3564), MX (3096), FI (2343), DE (1003), SE (826), PL (756), AT (738), IT (634), FR (632), CZ (489)

## Summary

Nymphalis antiopa, known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America. The immature form of this species is sometimes known as the spiny elm caterpillar. Other older names for this species include grand surprise and white petticoat. A powerful flier, this species is sometimes found in areas far from its usual range during migration.
These butterflies have a lifespan of 11 to 12 months, one of the longest lifespans for any butterfly. It is the state insect of the U.S. state of Montana, adopted in 2001.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphalis_antiopa

## Photo

![Rusałka żałobnik](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mourning-cloak/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sue Elwell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137216536

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mourning-cloak?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).