From George Hudson’s The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, this plate mainly features different species of copper butterflies. Cataloguing and describing species was the main focus of many early naturalists such as Hudson.
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Reference:
G. V. Hudson, The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn, 1928, Plate V.
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