Wanderer

Order Lepidoptera; Family Nymphalidae; Subfamily Danainae; Alternative common names: Monarch or Milkweed Butterfly - Freshly hatched caterpillar - Distribution in Australia: patchily distributed in all mainland states & Tasmania wherever its introduced host plant Milkweed got established - An introduced species originaly from North America, it became established in Australia after its host plant Milkweed Gomphocarpus physocarpus had been artificially introduced in late 1880s