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Story: Butterflies and moths

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. New Zealand’s butterflies and moths

  3. Species

  4. Habitat and ecological roles

  5. Life cycle

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - New Zealand’s butterflies and moths

Kiwiana

Kiwiana

Long-tailed blue butterfly

Long-tailed blue butterfly

Butterfly specimens

Butterfly specimens

Moth specimens

Moth specimens

Butterfly species

Butterfly species (1st of 2)

Moth species

Moth species (2nd of 2)

From page 2 - Species

Yellow admiral butterfly

Yellow admiral butterfly

Stamps

Stamps (1st of 2)

$100 note

$100 note (2nd of 2)

Copper butterfly

Copper butterfly

From page 3 - Habitat and ecological roles

Monarch caterpillar

Monarch caterpillar

Brown soldier bug

Brown soldier bug

Ghost moth

Ghost moth (1st of 3)

Tussock butterfly

Tussock butterfly (2nd of 3)

Alpine butterfly

Alpine butterfly (3rd of 3)

Cinnabar moth

Cinnabar moth

From page 4 - Life cycle

Life cycle of the red admiral

Life cycle of the red admiral

Magpie moth caterpillar

Magpie moth caterpillar

Boulder butterfly pair

Boulder butterfly pair

How to cite this page:

Brian Patrick, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/butterflies-and-moths/media (accessed 19 January 2021)

Story by Brian Patrick, published 24 Sep 2007

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