Butterflies

Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla on cineraria - photo by Jacqui Knight

Danaus plexippus

Argyrophenga antipodum

Argyrophenga harrisi

Harris's tussock

Argyrophenga janitae

Janita's tussock

Dodonidia helmsii

Forest ringlet, Helms' ringlet

Erebiola butleri

Butler's ringlet

Lampides boeticus

Long-tailed blue

Limenitis glorifica

Honshu white admiral

Lycaena boldenarum

Lycaena feredayi

Lycaena rauparaha

Rauparaha's copper

Lycaena salustius

Percnodaimon merula

Black mountain ringlet

Pieris rapae

Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla red admiral Zac Warren

Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla

Vanessa gonerilla ida

Chatham Islands red admiral

Yellow admiral by Angela Moon-Jones

Vanessa itea

Zizina otis labradus

Zizina oxleyi

New Zealand blue, Southern blue

Catopsilia pomona pomona

Danaus petilia

Lesser wanderer

Hypolimnas bolina nerina

Junonia villida calybe

Melanitis leda bankia

Common evening brown

Tirumala hamata hamata

Vanessa kershawi

Australian painted lady

Sign up for our free e-news

Be kept posted about our special offers, events and news weekly. Better yet, become a financial member of the MBNZT

Our Heroes

Thanks to our heroes we are making steady progress towards our vision, that Aotearoa New Zealand's ecosystems support thriving moth and butterfly populations.