Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust

orange aphids.new batch,long dry spell of weather.

Pupa was kept inside house but taken outside when ready to emerge from pupa. The butterfly emerged and flew off.

2 Monarchs laying eggs on my plants

Pupa was kept inside house. The buttefly is male and he held onto my finger as I put him outside to hold onto a bush while his wings dried. I didn’t see him fly off but saw him flying round a neighbour’s garden.

Pupa was kept inside house and then put in garden when butterfly was ready to emerge from pupa. The butterfly is a female. She flew off.

Pupa was kept inside house and then put in garden when butterfly was ready to emerge from pupa. The butterfly is a female and flew off into some trees.

i have 5 swan plants at my home

Mostly on brightly coloured big dahlias in the garden. No caterpillars or eggs found as yet, I bought a swan plant though!

Female laying eggs on swan plant.

Pupa was kept inside house and then put in garden when butterfly was ready to emerge from pupa. The butterfly was a male - 2 black spots on wings. When the wings dried, the butterfly took a short flight and then came back to land on my shoulder and then flew off.