Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust

we seem to have one or two visit in the morning and again in the afternoon (for the last month or two) - just in time for a cuppa - a shame they don’t stay long enough… and after a number of attempts, I don’t seem to be able to grow swan plants….

I see several butterflies most days when it is warm & sunny

it was just flying around, not feeding

Butterflies arrived in early spring and laid eggs on our 6 mature Swan plants.We planted these last year and they had miraculously coped with a cycle of monarchs.This time there were so many eggs laid that the caterpillars stripped the trees. Butterflies have been hatching everyday for the past 2 weeks and have laid […]

Monarchs frequent my swan plant every day.

Single Monarch butterfly circling around, first that I have seen here since early spring 2004

2 monarchs sighted separately

One butterfly , around the house laying eggs on the swan plant

the first and only one so far was late this year, laid eggs on my swan plants