{"product_id":"australian-butterfly-double","title":"Australian butterfly double","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIES \u003c\/strong\u003e Danaus plexippus, Graphium agamemnon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN   \u003c\/strong\u003eAustralasia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRAME \u003c\/strong\u003e  16.5x16.5xD5cm Made from recycled products. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e  Colourful combination of 2 of our most popular Australasian framed butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraphium agamemnon. \u003cspan\u003eAKA The Green Spotted Triangle.  Bright green dots almost cover this stunning butterfly. It is common in rainforests and gardens in the eastern tropics in far north Qld from Townsville north. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDanaus plexippus   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCommonly known as the Monarch or Wanderer butterfly. This is one of our best-known butterflies often seen soaring around our gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beautiful Danaus plexippus caterpillar with its striped \/ ringed cream and black colouring can be seen feeding on plants from the poisonous Australian Milkweed family. In summertime three weeks after pupating on the leaf of its food plant the adult emerges. Its pupa is a lovely shade of green banded by shiny gold dots. The adult butterfly is a bright burnt orange colour highlighted with black and white spots and black veins. These bright colours serve to ward off potential predators whilst the paler underside serves as great camouflage whilst resting against tree bark. A small dot on a vein in the dorsal wings denotes a male. The females are darker and do not have this spot on the veins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis species was first reported in the USA in the early 1800’s. In winter there are mass migrations south to warmer areas notably in a specific mountain zone of Mexico. There they mass on specific trees and stay in a state of dormancy until the temperature changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can be found all over Europe, Nth America, PNG, NZ and Australia and South America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Also available in singles \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store-sya7wh.mybigcommerce.com\/danaus-plexippus-monarch-butterfly-male\/?searchid=0\u0026amp;search_query=badp\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3366ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3366ff;\"\u003eBAD\u003c\/span\u003eP  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3366ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store-sya7wh.mybigcommerce.com\/graphium-agamemnon-dispatches-mid-november\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3366ff;\"\u003eBAGA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3366ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eCOMES IN RECYCLED CARDBOARD GIFT BOX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3366ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"baga-stamp.jpg\" class=\"__mce_add_custom__\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/baga-stamp_d214680d-92e7-4d82-8528-082e612a9364.jpg?v=1782196922\" title=\"baga-stamp.jpg\" width=\"223\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"footer-updated-feb-2024.jpg\" class=\"__mce_add_custom__\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/footer-updated-feb-2024.jpg?v=1782195173\" title=\"footer-updated-feb-2024.jpg\" width=\"503\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265662992555,"sku":"BBDA2 - 100401","price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/BBDA2_Australian_butterfly_double_1__94401.1762751014.1280.1280.jpg?v=1782215891","url":"https:\/\/bitsandbugs.com\/products\/australian-butterfly-double","provider":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}