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Fascinating information Chris...I love that stuff.
Andy
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Christopher Majka=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] butterfly id
Hi Jeannie,
It is a rather tattered Mourning Cloak. The multiple names of this =
butterfly tell a fascinating story.=20
It was given the English name "Mourning Cloak" (by which name it is =
known in North America) by Thaddeus William Harris in 1862 as =
translation of the German name of the butterfly, Trauermantel, the name =
referring to the dark brown cloak traditionally worn in mourning. The =
Swedish "sorgmantel" and the Norwegian "s=F8rgek=E5pen" mean the same =
thing.
In Great Britain, however, it is known as the Camberwell Beauty. Why? =
This butterfly is not native to the British Isles, but is a rare migrant =
there from continental Europe. In August 1748 two individuals turned up =
in Camberwell, once a village about three miles south of London Bridge, =
but now swallowed up into the city of London. It was such a showy =
butterfly that in 1766 Moses Harris called it the "Camberwell Beauty" or =
the "Grand Surprise", signifying what a surprise it was to discover it. =
It has also been called the "White Petticoat", in reference to the pale =
margins of the wings, projecting like errant petticoats.
Linnaeus who formally described the butterfly in 1758, called it =
Nymphalis antiopa, meaning "the nymph Antiope". In Greek mythology, =
Antiope was an Amazon, sister of Orithyia, queen of the Amazons, wife of =
Theseus, and the only Amazon known to have married. She lived a storied =
life and died in the Attic War, shot by an Amazon named Molpadia.
What's in a name? Rather a lot!
Cheers,
Chris
On 15-May-12, at 10:06 PM, <jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
Can anyone tell me what kind of butterfly this is?It was about the =
size of a humming bird.Picture was taken by Anne Louise Tousnard in =
River Bourgeois,Cape Breton,Richmond county.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/72141592
Jeannie Shermerhorn
Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> | Halifax, Nova Scotia, =
Canada
* Research Associate: Nova Scotia Museum | =
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* Review Editor: The Coleopterists Bulletin | =
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* Associate Editor: Journal of the Acadian Entomological Society | =
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* Editor: Atlantic Canada Coleoptera | =
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war-horse at the sound of a trumpet. - Charles Darwin
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] =
butterfly=20
id</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Jeannie,
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>It is a rather tattered Mourning Cloak. The multiple names of =
this=20
butterfly tell a fascinating story. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>It was given the English name "Mourning Cloak" (by which name it =
is known=20
in North America) by Thaddeus William Harris in 1862 as translation of =
the=20
German name of the butterfly, <I>Trauermantel</I>, the name referring =
to the=20
dark brown cloak traditionally worn in mourning. The=20
Swedish "<I>sorgmantel</I>" and the Norwegian =
"<I>s=F8rgek=E5pen</I>"=20
mean the same thing.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>In Great Britain, however, it is known as the Camberwell Beauty. =
Why?=20
This butterfly is not native to the British Isles, but is a rare =
migrant there=20
from continental Europe. In August 1748 two individuals turned up in=20
Camberwell, once a village about three miles south of London Bridge, =
but now=20
swallowed up into the city of London. It was such a showy butterfly =
that in=20
1766 Moses Harris called it the "Camberwell Beauty" or the "Grand =
Surprise",=20
signifying what a surprise it was to discover it. It has also been =
called the=20
"White Petticoat", in reference to the pale margins of the wings, =
projecting=20
like errant petticoats.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Linnaeus who formally described the butterfly in 1758, called it=20
<I>Nymphalis antiopa</I>, meaning "the nymph Antiope". In Greek =
mythology,=20
Antiope was an Amazon, sister of Orithyia, queen of the Amazons, wife =
of=20
Theseus, and the only Amazon known to have married. She lived a =
storied life=20
and died in the Attic War, shot by an Amazon named Molpadia.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>What's in a name? Rather a lot!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Chris</DIV>
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On 15-May-12, at 10:06 PM, <