Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust

two butterflies , flying together

two sightings, one in Otterson st, & one in Parker Rd. Tahunanui Beach area.One was female, a little ragged, but taking nectar from red manuka tree, & other just cruising

two sightings, one in Otterson st, & one in Parker Rd. Tahunanui Beach area.One was female, a little ragged, but taking nectar from red manuka tree, & other just cruising

5 Butterflies around swan plants, 6 crysalisis, 50 caterpillars many nearing cyrsilis stage. No wasps but yellow aphids on swan plants.

released butterfly ealier in the day it was still in the area later in the day.

African Mantis .NEW Hatchlings now appearing.

 
 
Excellent photograph of the Asian Paper Wasp, courtesy of Robert Arter-Williamson

Hi Jacqui, I found a good number of admiral pupae in a large patch of Ongaonga I save after volunteers attempted to clear it on Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay.
I’ve seen both red and yellow in […]