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Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus), Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary, Queensland, Australia
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Steven David Miller
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A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), aka wanderer or milkweed butterfly, feeds on a flower 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.
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