Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust

Butterfly flew up driveway

Found butterfly dead in garden

Just to let you know there are plenty of butterflies still sited at this location and about 100 crysalis at last count yet to hatch. Butterflies are still laying eggs.

This female Monarch originally tagged on Feb 24 was sighted again in the same area

we have 33 cocoons around the back garden.and 15 more about to turn in to cocoons.

we have 33 cocoons around the back garden.and 15 more about to turn in to cocoons.

Sitting on car bonnet

I saw two butterflies on the same day: one large and one small, both were monarchs. THe large one was crossing the road between dairy farms and the small one was on my parent’s farm.

mating, on the lawn

Butterfly flying aroung terrace.There have been possibly 8-10 sightings in the past year.