{"product_id":"danaus-plexippus-monarch-butterfly-kk-special","title":"Danaus plexippus Monarch butterfly  # KK ( special )","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIES \u003c\/strong\u003e Danaus plexippus female\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN\u003c\/strong\u003e   Australasia\/ Americas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRAME \u003c\/strong\u003e  14.5x14.5xD5cm Made from recycled products. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e  Commonly 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 female is darker and does not have the dot on the vein.\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\u003ePlease note colourations may vary from image from rusty orange to dark orange .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDanaus a great-grandson of \u003cspan\u003eZeus\u003c\/span\u003e, was a mythical king in \u003cspan\u003eEgypt\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan\u003eLibya\u003c\/span\u003e, who founded \u003cspan\u003eArgos\u003c\/span\u003e; \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlexippus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was one of the 50 sons of Aegyptus, the twin brother of Danaus. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; background-color: #3366ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store-sya7wh.mybigcommerce.com\/danaus-plexippus-viso-verso-avail-june-2015\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; background-color: #3366ff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Image result for danaus plexippus australian stamp\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/moved-21215d0141b05c5a136457ca93e92832.jpg?v=1782195492\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMES IN RECYCLED CARDBOARD GIFT BOX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erubbed wings  - see image with red arrow \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"footer.jpg\" class=\"__mce_add_custom__\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/footer.jpg?v=1782195205\" title=\"footer.jpg\" width=\"503\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265466220715,"sku":"BADP #KK ( sale no returns )","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/BADP_Danaus_plexippus_female_4__08586.1704780674.1280.1280.jpg?v=1782212364","url":"https:\/\/bitsandbugs.com\/products\/danaus-plexippus-monarch-butterfly-kk-special","provider":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}