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Family: Danaidae Flight Time: October (year round in Canaries) Size: 75-100mm Altitude: 0-400m |
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Monarch - Danaus plexippus
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Family: Danaidae Flight Time: October (year round in Canaries) Size: 75-100mm Altitude: 0-400m |
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This was taken in the year of the 'big' invasion of D. plexippus. to the UK - 1995. I had heard a number had been seen along the coast about an hours drive away. Unfortunately I was at work, but I decided to head down there after I'd finished, even though it would be getting late. Miraculously this one was flying around bushes next to where my car was parked when I went to get in it. Of course I had my camera to hand, very lucky indeed.
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| Similar Species | Foodplants | Habitat | Distribution |
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Milkweed - Asclepias |
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Rare migrant to Europe, resident in the Canaries. |
| Early Stages
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