Reports of sightings

These are reports of Monarch Butterfly sightings throughout New Zealand (mostly!). You can contribute by reporting Monarch sightings and also by reporting pest sightings in your area.

/ Avonhead / 2009-01-04 12:00:00

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

  • Suburb: Avonhead
  • Site: home garden
  • Trees: swan plant
  • Weather: sunshine

/ Frankleigh Park / 2009-01-04 11:30:00

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

laying eggs on swan plnts

  • Suburb: Frankleigh Park
  • Site: above address
  • Weather: fine slight breeze

/ Massey / 2009-01-03 09:00:00

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

2 only females hatched this morning

  • Suburb: Massey
  • Site: home garden
  • Trees: In butterfly house
  • Weather: sunny and warm

Auckoand / Epsom / 2009-01-02 20:00:00

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

monarchs consistantly flying around home, alighting on swan plant & laying eggs. Many caterpillars!

  • City/Region: Auckoand
  • Suburb: Epsom
  • Site: Home garden
  • Trees: several
  • Weather: sunshine

/ Waipara / 2009-01-02 16:00:00

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Didn’t see the butterfly, but found its eggs on swan plants.

  • Suburb: Waipara
  • Site: Home garden
  • Weather: 29C, NW wind, mild sunshine.

/ Tauranga South / 2009-01-02 14:00:00

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

We see at least 1 butterfly each day

  • Suburb: Tauranga South
  • Site: Home Garden
  • Trees: large dogwood trees along the back fenceline,no swan plants in the immediate area that I am aware of
  • Weather: Hot, sunshine

/ Featherston / 2009-01-02 13:15:00

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

fluttering about then found my swan plants planted 5 weeks earlier

  • Suburb: Featherston
  • Site: home garden
  • Trees: coreopsis daisies, diosma shrub, swan plant
  • Weather: sun/hot/breezy

/ Massey / 2009-01-02 09:00:00

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

2 males hatched this morning in our butterfly house.

  • Suburb: Massey
  • Site: butterfly house
  • Trees: swan plants
  • Weather: Very warm and raining off and on.

/ Allenton / 2009-01-01 19:00:00

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Seen afew both on a flowering privet
and on my swan plants.All times of the day.Been around the last month at least

  • Suburb: Allenton
  • Site: Home Garden
  • Trees: Privet next door which is flowering
  • Weather: 30deg sunshine

/ Strandon / 2009-01-01 16:00:00

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

We have a huge swan plant that has seen up to 20 butterflies hatcihng from.

  • Suburb: Strandon
  • Site: home garden
  • Trees: swan plants
  • Weather: variety - hot cold, sunny, wet, windy