Archive for December, 2005

wellington / silverstream / 2005-12-28 15:00:00

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

it arrived when we bought a new swan plant home from the shop then the monarch butter fly lade an egg

Richmond / Nelson / 2005-12-26 11:00:00

Monday, December 26th, 2005

Christchurch / Hoon Hay / 2005-12-24 16:15:00

Saturday, December 24th, 2005

Single specimen, on the wing, passing the eastern side of the building.

Nelson / Wood area / 2005-12-24 14:45:00

Saturday, December 24th, 2005

Pair mateing on the wing landed on magnolia tree.Disappeared.

Christchurch / Papanui / 2005-12-24 12:30:00

Saturday, December 24th, 2005

flying

Christchurch / Papanui / 2005-12-24 08:45:00

Saturday, December 24th, 2005

northlands mall carpark

Christchurch / Papanui / 2005-12-24 08:30:00

Saturday, December 24th, 2005

monarch dead on footpath

Auckland / Browns Bay / 2005-12-23 17:30:00

Friday, December 23rd, 2005

20 or more caterpillars on two milkwood plants that are now totally stripped of foliage, caterpillars are now leaving the plants looking for food. One pupa on side of the house

Nelson / Wood aeea / 2005-12-23 16:45:00

Friday, December 23rd, 2005

1 half grown on swan plant with aphids & FEW MONARCH EGGS

Nelson / wood area / 2005-12-22 14:30:00

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

thick on 2 top branches ,1 large swan plant,orange ,just hatching,lesser infestation on tips smaller stems