Danaus plexippus

1 Monarch at Tewantin, QLD

Danaus plexippus at Tewantin, QLD - 30 Jul 2019
Danaus plexippus at Tewantin, QLD - 30 Jul 2019
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Identification history

Danaus plexippus 30 Jul 2019 DonnaTomkinson
Unidentified 30 Jul 2019 JBudgie

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6 comments

JBudgie wrote:
   31 Jul 2019
Monarch Butterfly
   31 Jul 2019
Male Monarch Butterfly.
JBudgie wrote:
   31 Jul 2019
Hi Donna, how can you tell between male and female?
   31 Jul 2019
The males have a mark on the hindwings, you can see a black dot mark in the vein which runs from the discal cell to the margin.
AaronClausen wrote:
   1 Aug 2019
That's pretty fascinating!
michaelb wrote:
   27 Aug 2019
FYI Jane
Note that when your sighting was featured just now a report was sent to Twitter:
https://twitter.com/NatureMapr

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 30 Jul 2019 12:39 PM Recorded on
  • JBudgie Recorded by

Species information

  • Danaus plexippus Scientific name
  • Monarch Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1326.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 51 images trained Machine learning
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