Danaus plexippus

Monarch at Michelago, NSW

Danaus plexippus at Michelago, NSW - 25 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Danaus plexippus 1 Dec 2020 SuziBond
Danaus plexippus 29 Nov 2020 Illilanga

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Private property. No public access without permission. Sorry for appalling photo but I am hoping Suzi will be able to ID from it. Was a very large butterfly and the pattern was distinctive on both the outside and inside of the wing (which caught my eye). We saw two more later on in the day (~500m NNW of this location).

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SuziBond wrote:
   1 Dec 2020
They're hard butterflies to get photos of as they move through, so well done! Quite a few around at the moment. Also look out for Lesser Wanderers, they are also being seen moving through.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 25 Nov 2020 08:39 PM Recorded on
  • Illilanga Recorded by

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  • 50mm or larger Animal size

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  • Danaus plexippus Scientific name
  • Monarch Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1326.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 51 images trained Machine learning
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