Danaus plexippus

Monarch at Brisbane City, QLD

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Identification history

	Danaus plexippus	19 Oct 2023	MatthewFrawley
	Danaus plexippus	19 Oct 2023	TimL

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Thanks to Barbara for the initial sighting of this Monarch at rest. Five other Monarchs were seen in flight in the same area, with two of them interacting in flight.

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Location information

Coordinates 153.030177 -27.474918
Altitude 15.7m
Maps Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Places Brisbane City, QLD

Sighting information

6 Abundance
18 Oct 2023 12:54 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
Insects Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) TimL Greater Brisbane NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Resting Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

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