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A butterfly at rest. <br />
A butterfly at rest. <br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0012/8803/Monarch_butterfly___Danaus_plexippus._female__2_.JPG]
[[File:Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus. female 2 .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


Danaus plexippus female (male photo below)[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0008/3653/Female_Danaus_plexippus__Monarch_Butterfly-001.JPG]
Danaus plexippus female (male photo below)[[File:Female Danaus plexippus Monarch Butterfly-001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


Danaus plexippus male. Notice the pheromone releasing spot on each hind wing.<br />
Danaus plexippus male. Notice the pheromone releasing spot on each hind wing.<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0012/5108/1-male_Monarch_butterfly__Danaus_plexippus_.JPG]<br />
[[File:1-male Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]<br />




Danaus plexippus (female)[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0000/9244/Monarch_butterfly__Danaus_plexippus-3.JPG]
Danaus plexippus (female)[[File:Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus-3.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


Danaus plexippus (female)<br />
Danaus plexippus (female)<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0000/9249/Monarch_butterfly__Danaus_plexippus-6.JPG]
[[File:Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus-6.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


Sunlight shining through Danaus plexippus partly translucent wings.<br />
Sunlight shining through Danaus plexippus partly translucent wings.<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0004/3324/Danaus_plexippus__Monarch_butterfly.JPG]
[[File:Danaus plexippus Monarch butterfly.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


A male butterfly of a swan plant the favourite food of the caterpillar.<br />
A male butterfly of a swan plant the favourite food of the caterpillar.<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0004/9679/Danaus_plexippus__Monarch_Butterfly.JPG]
[[File:Danaus plexippus Monarch Butterfly.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


Danaus plexippus head ( female)<br />
Danaus plexippus head ( female)<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0001/0649/Female_Monarch_butterfly_Head__Danaus_plexippus.jpg]  <br />
[[File:Female Monarch butterfly Head Danaus plexippus.jpg|frameless|upright 2.25]]  <br />
Butterflies mating.<br />
Butterflies mating.<br />
[[File:Monarchs mating.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


A monarch butterfly caterpillar[[File:Monarch Danaus plexippus-13.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


A monarch butterfly caterpillar[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0000/8538/monarch__Danaus_plexippus-13.JPG]
[[File:Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus-003.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0004/9249/Monarch_Butterfly__Danaus_plexippus-003.JPG]
[[File:1- Danaus plexippus Monarch caterpilla.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]
 
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0011/3078/1-_Danaus_plexippus__Monarch_caterpilla.JPG]


The caterpillar has just attached itself to a branch in preparation for forming a chrysalis<br />
The caterpillar has just attached itself to a branch in preparation for forming a chrysalis<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0004/9259/Monarch_Butterfly__Danaus_plexippus-005.JPG] <br />
[[File:Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus-005.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] <br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0004/9254/Monarch_Butterfly__Danaus_plexippus-004.JPG]
[[File:Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus-004.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


Next stage, forming a chrysalis.<br />
Next stage, forming a chrysalis.<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0004/9669/Danaus_plexippus__Monarch_Butterfly-003.JPG]
[[File:Danaus plexippus Monarch Butterfly-003.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0004/9674/Danaus_plexippus__Monarch_Butterfly-004.JPG]
[[File:Danaus plexippus Monarch Butterfly-004.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


The monarch butterfly chrysalis<br />
The monarch butterfly chrysalis<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0004/9264/Monarch_Butterfly__Danaus_plexippus-006.JPG] <br />
[[File:Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus-006.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] <br />
The monarch butterfly chrysalis with the developing butterfly's wing patterns just visible.<br />
The monarch butterfly chrysalis with the developing butterfly's wing patterns just visible.<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0004/9269/Monarch_Butterfly__Danaus_plexippus-007.JPG] 
[[File:Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus-007.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]


A video: How A Caterpillar Becomes A Butterfly 
A video: How A Caterpillar Becomes A Butterfly 
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Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/





Latest revision as of 15:12, 24 September 2019

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Danaini
Genus: Danaus
Species: D. plexippus
Scientific name: Danaus plexippus
Common name: Monarch Butterfly

The monarch arrived in New Zealand about 120 years` ago crossing the Pacific from North America. It is New Zealand's largest resident butterfly. 
Its caterpillar's food is the Swan plant (Asclepias physocarpa). Their live cycle is two weeks as a caterpillar, two weeks as a chrysalis and about two months as a butterfly. 
Female Monarchs have darker veins on their wings, and the males have a spot in the centre of each hindwing from which pheromones are released. Males are also slightly larger.

For information on pheromones visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheromones

A butterfly at rest. 
Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus. female 2 .JPG

Danaus plexippus female (male photo below)Female Danaus plexippus Monarch Butterfly-001.JPG

Danaus plexippus male. Notice the pheromone releasing spot on each hind wing.
1-male Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus .JPG


Danaus plexippus (female)Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus-3.JPG

Danaus plexippus (female)
Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus-6.JPG

Sunlight shining through Danaus plexippus partly translucent wings.
Danaus plexippus Monarch butterfly.JPG

A male butterfly of a swan plant the favourite food of the caterpillar.
Danaus plexippus Monarch Butterfly.JPG

Danaus plexippus head ( female)
Female Monarch butterfly Head Danaus plexippus.jpg  
Butterflies mating.
Monarchs mating.JPG

A monarch butterfly caterpillarMonarch Danaus plexippus-13.JPG

Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus-003.JPG

1- Danaus plexippus Monarch caterpilla.JPG

The caterpillar has just attached itself to a branch in preparation for forming a chrysalis
Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus-005.JPG 
Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus-004.JPG

Next stage, forming a chrysalis.
Danaus plexippus Monarch Butterfly-003.JPG

Danaus plexippus Monarch Butterfly-004.JPG

The monarch butterfly chrysalis
Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus-006.JPG 
The monarch butterfly chrysalis with the developing butterfly's wing patterns just visible.
Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus-007.JPG 

A video: How A Caterpillar Becomes A Butterfly 

 
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/