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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES

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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES (Lepidoptera)

It is a surprising fact that New Zealand, while possessing a fairly large and comprehensive moth fauna (nearly 1,200 species representative of 33 out of 61 families), is very poorly representative of butterflies, having only 16 species representing two families. Several species are not confined to this country.

Co-creator

Bruce Boucher Given, M.SC., Entomology Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Nelson.

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