Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust

we regularly have 2 -5 fluttering over our garden all day long since just after Christmas

by Pam Moresby

The Monarchs are laying … have been for a couple of months, but the numbers of caterpillars are being demolished by paper wasps. However, it’s very early in the season here and the paper wasps will be overwhelmed in a months time. Every year we hatch upwards of a thousand butterflies.

I have had numerous amounts of butterflys come to lay more eggs on my already bear swan plants.
I have lost 5 plants this year for no apparent reason. They have just started to shrivel and eventualy completly die off so have been very short on food. I counted 87 catterpillars on one medium plant […]

When we lived in Wainuiomata I raised over 200 butterflies each year. I had a number of Swan plants. Moved to Pakuranga 18 months ago and planted more. Raised over 150 butterflies last year and so far 6 this year with more caterpillars growing right now.I know Butterfly Creek at Tauranga Bay well-used to camp […]

100’s here every year
all year round

3 to 4 monarch butterflies fluttering around my plants