Danaus plexippus
2 Monarch at Hughes, ACT
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| Danaus plexippus | MatthewFrawley | 27 Jan 2021 | |
| Danaus plexippus | JackyF | 26 Jan 2021 |
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This is the fourth time I have seen a Monarch butterfly in the garden this January (see also Sighting 4365611). I had not seen one in Canberra before.
2 comments
27 Jan 2021
Seems to have been quite an influx this season, I've seen them a few times at my place and in nearby Mt Taylor Nature Reserve.
27 Jan 2021
Thanks, they are so lovely to watch but a bit sad, as I understand their caterpillar food plants don't survive the winter here.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098262-35.329223
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2021 11:54 AM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
- Buddleia Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Danaus plexippus Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Danaus plexippus Scientific name
- Monarch Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1326.7m Recorded at altitude
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