Media Name:
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus), Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary, Queensland, Australia
Description:
A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), aka wanderer or milkweed butterfly, rests on a palm frond in Queensland’s Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary. The monarch was accidently introduced to Australia in the 1870s along with two varieties of milkweed. Some consider the monarch to be a pest in Australia while sanctuaries actually breed them. Captive.