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What

Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi)

Observer

nzbutterflyinfo

Date

March 27, 2018

Place

tokoroa (Google, OSM)

Description

Found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/24751411993/permalink/10155230477716994/ I offered to get it recorded via the nzButterfly.info account.

Australian Painted Lady - Photo (c) gggpellas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
robert-aw's ID: Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi)
Added on March 30, 2018
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Photos / Sounds

What

Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)

Observer

nzbutterflyinfo

Date

February 22, 2018

Description

Reported via nzButterfly.info Sighting report (http://nzbutterfly.info/sighting-report.htm).
How many = 2
Activity = Flying/Feeding
Habitat = Garden

Reporters comments:
"Just letting you know we have blue moon butterflies both male and female flying and landing on my pansies and asters around carters beach westport after the cyclone is that a coincidence.Ive never seen them before. they are mixing with the monarchs that are also plentiful. Its awesome."

Great Eggfly - Photo (c) Ingo Moench, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ingo Moench
robert-aw's ID: Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
Added on March 23, 2018
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What

Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)

Observer

nzbutterflyinfo

Date

February 16, 2018

Place

Piha (Google, OSM)

Description

Reported via nzButterfly.info Sighting report (http://nzbutterfly.info/sighting-report.htm).
Activity = Flying
Time of day = mid morning
Habitat = Coastal

Reporters Comment:
"Blue moon butterfly spotted marine parade north Piha . Time mid morning. Have photo."

Great Eggfly - Photo (c) Ingo Moench, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ingo Moench
robert-aw's ID: Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
Added on February 22, 2018
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Photos / Sounds

What

North Island Coastal Copper (Lycaena salustius)

Observer

nzbutterflyinfo

Date

November 2016

Description

Reported via nzButterfly.info Sighting report (http://nzbutterfly.info/sighting-report.htm).

Original photo at:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNU0wg9gpaj/

North Island Coastal Copper - Photo (c) Simon Nicholas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Simon Nicholas
robert-aw's ID: North Island Coastal Copper (Lycaena salustius)
Added on February 22, 2018
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Photos / Sounds

What

Common Grass-Blue (Zizina otis ssp. labradus)

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

January 11, 2014 01:32 PM NZDT

Description

On cudweed on the foreshore.

Common Grass-Blue - Photo (c) Phil Bendle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Phil Bendle
robert-aw's ID: Common Grass-Blue (Zizina otis ssp. labradus)
Added on February 21, 2018
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Photos / Sounds

What

Glade Copper (Lycaena feredayi)

Observer

jon_sullivan

Date

December 30, 2007 03:08 PM NZDT

Description

Hamish Patrick told me after a lecture that this is a photo of the glade copper, not the common copper. Note the brown triangular marking on the wing underside.

One flowers of Achillea millefolium (yarrow)

Lyttelton Reserve Circuit from Summit Road
Down Major Hornbrook track from the carpark at Major Hornbrook saddle, east of Mount Cavendish, to the Chalmers Circuit Track turnoff
Port Hills
Banks Peninsula
Christchurch
Canterbury
New Zealand
identification confirmed by Hamish Patrick, 9 August 2010

Glade Copper - Photo (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
robert-aw's ID: Glade Copper (Lycaena feredayi)
Added on August 26, 2012
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Photos / Sounds

What

Lycaena Butterflies (Genus Lycaena)

Observer

jon_sullivan

Date

February 5, 2012 10:20 AM NZDT
North Island Coastal Copper - Photo (c) Simon Nicholas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Simon Nicholas
robert-aw's ID: North Island Coastal Copper (Lycaena salustius)
Added on August 26, 2012
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Photos / Sounds

What

South African Mantis (Miomantis caffra)

Observer

meurkc

Date

April 27, 2012

Description

Brightwater, Rutherford memorial; on Parthenocissus

South African Mantis - Photo (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Emily L. Stanley
robert-aw's ID: South African Mantis (Miomantis caffra)
Added on August 26, 2012
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What

New Zealand Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla ssp. gonerilla)

Observer

jon_sullivan

Date

February 2012

Description

On flowers of a eucalypt tree in an open pasture-woodland.

New Zealand Red Admiral - Photo (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
robert-aw's ID: New Zealand Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla ssp. gonerilla)
Added on August 26, 2012
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