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Wanderer (Monarch Butterfly)

Danaus plexippus

Photo by Andrea Lim
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Skittish butterfly to 7cms at rest. Striking pattern at rest and more orange and black in flight.

Habitat:

Cruising the low bushes at Te Mata Lodge, New Zealand

Reference Links:

Monarch butterfly

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Monarch Migration
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Biodiversity of North Island, New Zealand

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PublishedMarch 30, 2013

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