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Monarch on wattle
Danaus plexippus
-32.7483, 151.101
Field Notes
Description:
A large, strikingly veined and marked butterfly about 60mm across with classic orange background, black markings, tiny white spots.
Habitat:
In off-road rest area, manicured gardens, small country town adjacent to mountainous, forested national park.
Notes:
Cold conditions in winter. Seemed interested in wattle (Acacia) flowers but didn't stay for long on any. A beautiful looping glide is distinctive to it's flight.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/nymp/plexi.html
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 21, 2013
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