Danaus plexippus

Monarch at Burra, NSW

Danaus plexippus at Burra, NSW - 17 Nov 2020
Danaus plexippus at Burra, NSW - 17 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Danaus plexippus 18 Nov 2020 SuziBond
Danaus plexippus 18 Nov 2020 SuziBond
Unidentified 18 Nov 2020 epic

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Monarch butterfly seen at Googong Dam Foreshores.

2 comments

   25 Nov 2020
Nice photos! Is a good season for them this year with all the rain. I saw Monarchs in Jamieson, Weetangera, Hawker and Holt on the 23rd of November.
epic wrote:
   25 Nov 2020
Thank you Christian. They are a beautiful and bright butterfly.

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Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Danaus plexippus Scientific name
  • Monarch Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1326.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 65 images trained Machine learning
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