Danaus plexippus

Monarch at Blue Mountains National Park

Danaus plexippus at Blue Mountains National Park - 28 Mar 2019 12:16 PM

Danaus plexippus at Blue Mountains National Park - 28 Mar 2019 12:16 PM

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Identification history

	Danaus plexippus	24 May 2019	MichaelBedingfield
	Danaus plexippus	21 May 2019	MichaelBedingfield
	Unverified	18 May 2019	RobParnell

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3 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

19 May 2019

This also looks like a monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, exotic.

SuziBond wrote:

24 May 2019

Yes, confirmed Monarch. This is a male.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

24 May 2019

Thanks Suzi

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Location information

Coordinates 150.288605 -33.892574
Maps Blue Mountains National Park Wollondilly Local Government Area
Places Blue Mountains National Park, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
28 Mar 2019 12:16 PM Recorded on
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RobParnell Southern Highlands NatureMapr Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Species information

Danaus plexippus Scientific name
Monarch Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1326.7m Recorded at altitude
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