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Danaus plexippus
(Linnaeus), 1758
English name: Monarch
Japanese name: Ohkaba-madara
Hawaiian name: Lepe o Hina, Lepelepe, Lepelepe o Hina
Very famous butterfly for its migration from Mexico to North America.
There are several old records in Japan.
This butterfly can be seen in Guam, too.
Adult butterflies
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
March 5, 2005.
White Monarch (form "nivosus" or "Kona morph").
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 27, 2005.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
April 11, 2004. A freshly emerged female.
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The St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Honaunau,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
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The St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Honaunau,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
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Makalapua Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
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Makalapua Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
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St. Benedict Catholic Church, Honaunau,
Big Island of Hawaii, HI, U.S.A. June 2, 2002.
On Crown Flower
Photo by Jim Snyder. J02JN17M.JPG (75KB)
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St. Benedict Catholic Church, Honaunau,
Big Island of Hawaii, HI, U.S.A. June 2, 2002.
On Crown Flower
Photo by Jim Snyder. J02JN18M.JPG (96KB)
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Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
March 29, 2002.
Photo by T. Kumon. T02HI47M.JPG (95KB)
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Waikele Center, Waipahu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
March 30, 2002.
Photo by T. Kumon. T02HIX1M.JPG (90KB)
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Pua Mau Place, North Kohala, Big Island of Hawaii,
HI, U.S.A. March 24, 2002.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J02MR12M.JPG (171KB)
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Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park,
Big Island of Hawaii, HI, U.S.A. January 27, 2002.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J02JA03M.JPG (144KB)
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Near Haleiwa, Oahu, HI, U.S.A.
January 30, 2000.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J00JA04M.JPG (63KB)
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Near Haleiwa, Oahu, HI, U.S.A.
January 30, 2000.
White Monarch (form nivosus)
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Honokaa Town on the Big island of Hawaii, HI, U.S.A.
December 2, 2000.
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Waimea, Hawaii Is. HI, U.S.A.
August 25, 2000.
Photo by T. Kumon. T00HI48M.JPG (88KB) |
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Waimea, Hawaii Is. HI, U.S.A.
August 25, 2000.
Photo by T. Kumon. T00HI51M.JPG (18KB) |
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Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
March 31, 1999.
Photo by T. Kumon. T99HI19M.JPG (42KB) |
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Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
March 31, 1999.
Photo by T. Kumon. T99HI20M.JPG (27KB) |
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Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
March 31, 1999.
Photo by T. Kumon. T99HI21M.JPG (38KB) |
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Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
April 2, 1999.
Same butterfly still staying the same place
two days later.
Photo by T. Kumon. T99HI59M.JPG (25KB) |
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Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
April 2, 1999.
Photo by T. Kumon. T99HI80M.JPG (37KB) |
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Waipahu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
August 1, 1996.
In front of a bookstore in Waikele Center.
Photo by T. Kumon. T96HI01M.JPG (22KB) |
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Same as T96HI01M.JPG
Enlarged.
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early stages
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
February 22, 2004. An egg.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
January 3, 2004. One Monarch chrysalis ready to hatch.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii. January 3, 2004.
A freshly emerged male Monarch raised from an egg.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
January 3, 2004.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
January 3, 2004.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
January 5, 2004. The second Monarch chrysalis ready to hatch.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
January 5, 2004. The emerged Monarch.
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Makalapua Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
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Makalapua Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
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Makalapua Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
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Makalapua Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
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Makalapua Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
Photo by Jim Snyder. j03my16m.jpg (160KB)
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Makalapua Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
Photo by Jim Snyder. j03my17m.jpg (101KB)
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Makalapua Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
Photo by Jim Snyder. j03my18m.jpg (140KB)
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Makalapua Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
Photo by Jim Snyder. j03my19m.jpg (132KB)
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Makalapua Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
Photo by Jim Snyder. j03my20m.jpg (133KB)
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St. Benedict Catholic Church, Honaunau,
Big Island of Hawaii, HI, U.S.A. June 2, 2002.
Larvae on Crown Flower
Photo by Jim Snyder. J02JN16M.JPG (104KB)
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Aiea, Honolulu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
March 31, 2002.
Larva on a leaf of Crown Flower.
Photo by T. Kumon. T02HIF9M.JPG (44KB)
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Aiea, Honolulu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
March 31, 2002.
Larva
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Aiea, Honolulu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
March 31, 2002.
Larva
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Aiea, Honolulu, Oahu HI, U.S.A.
March 31, 2002.
Larvae
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Pua Mau Place, North Kohala, Big Island of Hawaii,
HI, U.S.A. March 24, 2002.
Chrysalis on Crown Flower
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Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park,
Big Island of Hawaii, HI, U.S.A. January 27, 2002.
Laying eggs on Crown Flower (Calotropis Gigantea)
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Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park,
Big Island of Hawaii, HI, U.S.A. January 27, 2002.
Closeup of J02JA04M.JPG
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Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park,
Big Island of Hawaii, HI, U.S.A. January 27, 2002. Egg.
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Miloli'i Village on the Big Island of Hawaii, HI, U.S.A.
November 28, 2000. Larva of Monarch butterfly
feeding on Crown Flower "Calotropis Gigantea"
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Miloli'i Village on the Big Island of Hawaii, HI, U.S.A.
November 28, 2000.
Monarch larva beginning to pupate.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J00NO05M.JPG (36KB)
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Photographs of Danaus plexippus in Guam.
There are many reports about the White Monarch in Hawaii.
We received the following comments from Mr. Dan Petr:
The white Monarch is called form "nivosus".
It is not considered an albino because it still retains the black melanistic pigments, only the orange color is not expressed.
His web site on the white Monarch:
http://biology.swau.edu/faculty/petr/ftphotos/hawaii/monarch/index.html
Other web site on the white Monarch (please paste the following URL):
http://www.MonarchWatch.org/read/articles/nivosus.htm
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