MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES

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.

• MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES (Lepidoptera)

• Moths

• Butterflies

Warning

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.

Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.