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    • Monarch butterfl laying an egg on a milkweed plant.
    Rights: Keith Moore, Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust Published 16 May 2010 Size: 250 KB Referencing Hub media

    Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on swan plants and other milkweeds. Females lay between 300–400 eggs at a rate of about 40 per day.

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      ACTIVITY

      Tagging monarch butterflies for science

      In this activity, students place small stickers (tags) onto caught or newly emerged monarch butterflies and release them into the environment. The tag number, information about the butterfly and ...

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      Monarch butterflies

      New Zealand’s most identifiable butterfly is the monarch (Danaus plexippus). Although found in many places around the world, the monarch is considered a New Zealand native because it became ...

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      Butterflies (upper primary) – unit plan

      This unit plan is designed for students in years 6-8. When someone mentions the word ‘butterfly’, what image pops into your head? Chances are it’s the monarch or the white butterfly, as these are ...

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