Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flitting around garden trees, particularly a warratah
Condition: unknown
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Warratah
Weather: Brilliantly Fine
Site: Home Garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flying around
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Garden shrubs
Weather: Cloudy day
Site: Garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flying around
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Garden shrubs
Weather: Cloudy day
Site: Garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flying around
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Garden shrubs
Weather: Cloudy day
Site: Garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
I have planted swan plants for a few years and now they seem to come back each year
Condition: unknown
Number: 20 to 50
Trees / foliage: swan plants
Weather: Moderate
Site: Home garden
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What
Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies (Family Vespidae)Observer
mbnztDescription
Asian Wasp, also shining cuckoo
Site: Home Garden
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What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Feeding on Flowers
Condition: new
Number: 1 to 10
Weather: Sunshine
Site: Home Garden
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What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Frequently see Monarch flying around our garden. Now have 3 caterpillars and 2 eggs on our swan plant
Condition: new
Number: 1 to 10
Weather: Sunny
Site: Home swan plant
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
by a tree
Condition: new
Number: 1 to 10
Weather: sunshine
Site: park
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
One Monarch
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Around shrubs and laying eggs on two swan plants
Weather: Fine warm gentle south breeze
Site: Home Garden, at above address
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
One Monarch
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Around shrubs and laying eggs on two swan plants
Weather: Fine warm gentle south breeze
Site: Home Garden, at above address
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What
Common Blue (Zizina otis ssp. labradus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flew very low over lawn, but did not settle
Condition: new
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Lawn of grasses, clover, dandelions, daisies, etc.
Weather: Bright, warm, blustery from south
Site: Home garden
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Puriri Moth (Aenetus virescens)Observer
mbnztDescription
5 Moths all in Good order, only second Time We have seen them
Condition: new
Number: 1 to 10
Weather: Cool
Site: By Toiklet Blocks
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
butterfly caught in web on our deck, gently released, no tag, not harmed. looked to be laying eggs on our swan plant.
Condition: unknown
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: clemetis, pittosporum, eucalyptus, jasmine, federation daisy, iris,
Weather: warm, full sun, no wind
Site: home garden
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What
Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)Observer
mbnztDescription
It flew into the garden from the north (from adjacent park or house next door: didn't see which), landed very briefly on an old strawberry plant then flew away to the south over the other next door's garden
Condition: new
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Sycamores; roses; shrubs
Weather: Sunny, light wind from north, mild
Site: Home garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies (Family Vespidae)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flying around and landing on plants. Nest. Destroyed with fly spray.
Site: Home garden
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What
Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)Observer
mbnztDescription
Mostly flitting between parsley plants, swan plant briefly, but also sat on bare soil for a few minutes. And other seemingly random plants.
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Parsley mainly
Weather: Sunny and warm.
Site: Home vege garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Fluttering around cluster of flowering bushes in woodham park, shrubs etc,
Condition: unknown
Number: 11 to 20
Trees / foliage: Camellia, budleah
Weather: Humid, mild day, 18 degrees, little bit of wind.
Site: Woodham park
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flying around
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Garden shrubs
Weather: Fine
Site: Garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flying around
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Garden shrubs
Weather: Fine
Site: garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flying around
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Garden shrubs
Weather: Fine
Site: Garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flying around
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Garden shrubs
Weather: Fine
Site: Garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flying around
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Garden shrubs
Weather: Fine
Site: Garden
Photos / Sounds
What
New Zealand Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla)Observer
mbnztDescription
Our garden is Right next to the Mangemangeroa Reserve.
Condition: new
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: bright yellow daisy ground cover
Weather: sunshine
Site: Home garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Poor colour. Smaller. Sth wind fragile
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: red leaf robinia med.hedge between front lawn & verge [busy] road. Kowhai in flower & a tui.
Weather: wind chill mild sunny day.
Site: home front lawn-garden by road gentle hill. May I add more native bees at rosemary bushes. Sept. saw 4 big bumbles in 1 wk. Fewer wasps all were babies..
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Flying past
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Various
Weather: fine
Site: Croquet area
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
flying around
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Garden shrubs
Weather: fine
Site: Garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
flying around
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Garden shrubs
Weather: fine
Site: Garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
flying around
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Garden shrubs
Weather: fine
Site: Garden
Photos / Sounds
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
mbnztDescription
Large female Monarch busy laying on my giant swan plant. Was a fierce storm yesterday and 3C overnight, so she will be also enjoying the warmth in my sheltered sunny spot
Condition: old
Number: 1 to 10
Trees / foliage: Swan plant
Weather: Blustery wind,but clear and sunny, about 15C
Site: Home
