 Monarch Butterflies
Where do they go in winter?
Have you ever looked up into a tree in winter and been amazed to see hundreds of monarch butterflies hanging from the leaves in big clusters?
This wonderful sight sparked our curiosity and led us to investigate this phenomenon in Christchurch. A note in The Press (May 2003) led to many people calling up with reports of this clustering behaviour in parks around the city. At some of these sites butterflies have been seen year after year on the same trees.
We have published a pamphlet where we share what little is known about this behaviour, and how you can see it for yourself.
Download the Monarch Butterflies pamphlet - (PDF, 1.5MB, free Adobe Acrobat reader)
Further information about monarch butterflies
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