Perhaps better known as the Monarch or Wanderer Butterfly, native to North America, and reported breeding in Australia in 1871. It used to be fairly often seen in this locality, but for quite a number of years until this season has been conspicuous by its absence, despite growing its larval food plant. Over the last month we’ve had the odd sighting, and finally the chance to photograph it on an Abelia shrub. This shrub is very attractive to butterflies, and the Yellow-banded Dart has also been seen nectaring.
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