Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Mating in early Fall in the Desert Botanical Garden Butterfly Pavillion
Monarch caterpillar readying to munch on another Butterfly Weed flower bud. (June 2007)
Wintering at Pismo Beach, California
3 1/2-4" Very Large!
Underside with wings spread
Monarch caterpillar munching on Butterfly Weed leaves
On its favorite plant!
Snacking on the 'Soulmate' Milkweed
Enjoying the Rangoon Creeper
So many flowers! Yum!
Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis - to me they look like tiny Christmas ornaments, green with lovely gold dots.
Monarch Butterfly on Torch Mexican Sunflower - one of their favorite nectar plants in my butterfly garden!
feeding on Narrow-leaved Milkweed
Monarch cocoon on my strawberry pot.
Several Monarch caterpillars munching on Milkweed.
Sampling a Chrysanthemum flower
Male Monarch butterfly in New South Wales, Australia, February 1983
Stopping by for some lantana nectar
'Baby' Monarch caterpillars on Butterfly Weed; munching on the flowers! These, are a lil shy of a half-inch long.
These lil guys have a ferocious appetite. They're nipping the flowers in the bud!
This chrysalis is about a week old. You can see the wings of the butterfly developing inside.
This chrysalis is almost ready to hatch. As the butterfly matures inside the green color of the chrysalis gradually fades.
Started out with 6 on Aug 19/06 & today there are well over 140 (I stopped trying to count) temporarily roosting on my Silver Maple
Dozens of these in Aug, 2006, feeding on zinnias
Monarch chrysalis
Two monarchs that I just released ...waiting for their first flight.
Monarch sipping from Stonecrop
Monarch
Monarch Butterfly that has just emerged from the Chrysalis. Note the Chrysalis next to the butterfly , which was green, just has the clear outter shell left.
The empty chrysalis of the Monarch caterpillar. September 2006
Monarch caterpillar 'devouring' a Butterfly Weed seed pod. September 2006
9-24-06 feeding on wild aster
Early Fall in the Desert Botanical Garden Butterfly Pavillion. Feeding on Bauhinia mexicana
monarchs loved my zinnias!
Monarch chrysalis in the evening before the butterfly emerges
Monarch emerges in the morning
Wings Begin to unfold
Wings stretch out a bit more
Wings are drying
Beautiful Monarch
Morning sunlight backlights a monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterfly nectaring on globe amaranth, gomphrena (Gomphrena globosa) flowers in the middle of November as the plants are starting to decline.
On my butterfly bush
On my butterfly bush
Chowing on butterfly weed :)
Monarch Butterfly and its Chrysalis on an Agastache plant on August 20, 2006 at 10:44 am.
Caterpillar on Butterfly Weed leaf with frass (fecal matter) nearby .. (June 2007)
The chrysalids of this butterfly have been called "the glass house with the gold nails."
Interesting shot of a Monarch BF on a Hummingbird feeder of sugar water. August 12, 2007
Monarch Butterfly sipping on a 'Zowie' Zinnia. August 12, 2007
found this on the fence around my butterfly weed
transparent chrysalis
brand new butterfly
Being released, Less the 8 hours old.
Photo taken 1/22/08 in Spring, Texas. Plant is Mexican sage.
A monarch caterpillar saying hello to the world for the first time.
Monarch egg in my garden in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Newly hatched Monarch caterpillar (2mm long) in my garden in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Baby Monarch caterpillar (3.5mm long) in my garden in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch caterpillar (5mm long with tiny horns) (second instar?) in my garden in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch caterpillar in my garden in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch caterpillar in my garden in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch caterpillar (in pre-pupating posture) in my garden in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch pupa in my garden in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Male Monarch butterfly near Adelaide in South Australia, on Christmas Day 2007
Male Monarch butterfly near Adelaide in South Australia, on Christmas Day 2007
Monarch caterpillar changing into a pupa in my house in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch caterpillar changing into a pupa (after 1 minute) in my house in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch caterpillar changing into a pupa (after 2 minutes) in my house in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch caterpillar changing into a pupa (after 4 minutes) in my house in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch caterpillar changing into a pupa (after 6 minutes) in my house in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch caterpillar changing into a pupa (after 21 minutes) in my house in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch caterpillar changing into a pupa (after 28 minutes) in my house in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch caterpillar changing into a pupa (after 36 minutes) in my house in Victoria, Australia, February 2008
Monarch on Butterfly Bush
Eating themselves out of a food source here
Monarch Cocoon
Male Monarch eclosing in the early morning
Monarch on Dahlia
Fall 2008 ..A Monarch just emerging from it's chrysalis..note the enlarged abdomen.
we had a dinner guest
Males have black patches on hindwings, prominent when wings are open.
Females lack the black patch on their hind wings.
A light colored, or a faded female...
Wintering at Pismo Beach, California
Yummy, Butterfly weed berries.
in flight
fresh egg laid by a monarch that did it before my eyes
This Monarch was enjoying the nectar of a 'Tithonia Torch' Mexican Sunflower in our garden July 2008 in Lincoln, Nebraska...
Old Monarch
Here are two first instar caterpillars along side white long-grain rice.
Nectaring on our 'Petite Plum' Butterfly bush...Lincoln, Nebraska...July 30th, 2009.
four different sized caterpillars (smallest about 0.5 inches long and largest about 2 inches long)
Zone 7z Monarch caterpillar starting to curl 22-Sep-09
Zone7a Same Monarch Cat two days later has formed a chrysalis
Monarch on Agastache
Monarch on Agastache
Monarch on eastern purple coneflower in East Texas, Oct. 2009.
Monarch on eastern purple coneflower in East Texas, Oct. 2009.
A monarch larva on Mexican milkweed.
A Monarch feeding on aloysia flowers.
An adult monarch on bahia grass.
This is the first year I have had Monarchs on my butterfly weed. I have been fortunate to see catepillars and chrysallis this year. Very cool.
Danaus plexippus - Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus - Monarch Butterfly
Caterpillar July zone 9B
Monarch caterpillars eating Milkweed July Zone 9b
Early Fall in the Desert Botanical Garden Butterfly Pavillion. Feeding on Bauhinia mexicana, October 4, 2006
Monarch on milkweed May 2011 zone 9b FL
Two Favorite Things-Tiger Lily and Monarch!
August in Florida
Monarch on butterfly bush here in NC, glowing like a piece of orange stained glass in the October 2011 sunlight.
Monarch chrysalis just before eclose.
Monarch newly emerged.
Danaus plexippus caterpillar with newly shed skin at the rear. About 2" (4.5 cm). Host plant Asclepias curassavica. Location Colima, Mexico
Danaus plexippus newly formed chrysalises. Colima, Mexico
Danaus plexippus mature chrysalis. The butterfly will emerge within a few minutes. Colima, Mexico
Female Danaus plexippus depositing single, white eggs on the underside of the Asclepias curassavice leaves. Colima, Mexico
Female Monarch Butterfly
Close up of a female Monarch Butterfly
Caterpillar stage of a Monarch Butterfly or danaus plexippus captured in April
I captured this lovely Monarch butterfly on my Robinia tree in March
A male Monarch butterfly showing characteristic black dots, poisonous to would be preditors
Sometimes a bit difficult to spot when they are overwintering, especially 40 ft overhead.
Danaus plexippus caterpillar
Danaus plexippus caterpillar
Danaus plexippus caterpillar
Danaus plexippus caterpillar
caterpillar feeding on milkweed
Butterfly on Buddleia
Brenda's Butterfly House. (Looks like someone is confused here)
Brenda's Butterfly House.
Brenda's Butterfly House.
Monarch butterfly on native milkweed
one of our babies ready to emerge!
Very close to going into chrysalis. SW Houston TX March 20, 2015
Monarch Caterpillar - 08/11/14
Photo taken on September 9, 2015 in Wichita Kansas. Believe this had just emerged.
Some of the dozens of Monarch eggs that are still being laid on my Swan Plant - Waihi, NZ
A young caterpillar on my Swan Plant - Waihi, NZ
Growing caterpillars on my Swan Plant - Waihi, NZ
Resting after gorging - a day before going into a chrysalis - Waihi, NZ
The Chrysalis stage
Freshly emerged out of the Chrysalis
Hanging and drying out
First flight
Mating in late February - Waihi NZ
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Notice all the ones with less showy reverse wings. The Natural Bridges State Beach Monarch Trail. Courtesy/copyright of of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
Hundreds of them. Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.
