NOW ON THE WING.
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES. Monarch butterflies have been seen recently depositing eggs on swan plants at Titirangi and near Swanson. The season for the butterflies usually commences about the end of December, and these specimens are evidently from the caterpillars that lived through the winter. The most suitable breeding grounds are from Auckland northward on the eastern side of the island, especially near the coast, where the winters are less severe. The Monarchs have been observed to be increasing fairly rapidly during the last few years, and this increase would doubtless be even more pronounced if swan plants were to be grown in these natural breeding grounds. As far as is known, the butterflies have no destructive habits, and as they do not appear to be troubled, by birds there seems every indication that, providing swan plants, which are vital to their existence, are grown in sufficient numbers, the landscape in the future will be brightened by the brilliant flashes of -olour which the Monarch's provide. ...
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 13, 16 January 1941, Page 4
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168NOW ON THE WING. Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 13, 16 January 1941, Page 4
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