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Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus plexippus

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Field Notes

Habitat:

In Gardens and flowering trees.

Notes:

Had to put these photos in as the caterpillar was going into a cocoon as the other Monarch butterfly came out of the chrysalis.

Reference Links:

Butterflies of New Zealand

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PublishedAugust 27, 2014

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