In August 2025, there was a plague of Monarch butterflies near Nannup in Western Australia. Thousands of winged creatures arrived – attracted to two invasive weeds, cotton bush and milkweed. In a time of a bitter loss of bees and butterflies in our ecologies, the multitude of fluttering wings was sweetly poignant. But not all butterflies represent a happy tale.
Review: The Butterfly Thief – Walter Marsh (Scribe)
