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introduced species;australian introduced butterfly


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Media Name:
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus), Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary, Queensland, Australia
Copyright:
Steven David Miller
Media Type:
Digital Image
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Vertical
Description:
A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), aka wanderer or milkweed butterfly, rests 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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