by Peter Rowland | Sunday, February 27, 2022
Black-faced Monarch Scientific Name: Monarcha melanopsis Size: 16 to 19 cm What does it look and sound like? This beautiful bird, with blue-grey head, throat and upperparts, black face and russet underparts, is perhaps the most familiar of the monarchs. The...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Monarch Butterfly Adult Larva (Caterpillar) Scientific Name: Danaus plexippus Size: Wingspan 90-100 mm What does it look like? The adult Monarch Butterfly wing is orange, with ornate pattern of thin black lines and broad black margins on each wing. Black margins...