Archive for January, 2007

christchurch / papanui / 2007-01-31 10:30:00

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Auckland / Mt Albert / 2007-01-30 21:00:00

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Hatched own caterpillar

auckland / parau / 2007-01-30 17:00:00

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

on swan plant

auckland / parau / 2007-01-30 17:00:00

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

on swan plant

Tauranga / Matua / 2007-01-30 12:00:00

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Monarchs fly around our swan plants
daily in fine weather

Christchurch / Woodend / 2007-01-30 10:00:00

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

2nd lot of leaves now on plant. I have sprayed the plants - 10 - with soapy water.

Auckland / Maraetai / 2007-01-29 19:00:00

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Laying eggs on swan plants

Papakura / / 2007-01-29 17:00:00

Monday, January 29th, 2007

a clear mite about 5mm wide attached to the back of the head of the caterpillar when it becomes fully grown and ready to chrysalis

Hutt / Eastbourne / 2007-01-29 16:00:00

Monday, January 29th, 2007

We chopped down two large budlea trees (there is one left now). They were very overgrown, so were filling up the garden, so they had to go. When they were lying in the back garden, a group of monarch butterflies hovered over the fallen trees and the few remaining budlea floweres (it was well after […]

whangaparaoa / stanmore bay / 2007-01-29 10:00:00

Monday, January 29th, 2007

have six monarch larva on swan plant in garden, often see monarchs in garden