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Asaphodes abrogataObserver
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Diurnal in coastal grasslands on sunny day
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Winter Copper (Lycaena 'canterbury common copper')Observer
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On yarrow flowers near Birdlings Flat
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Observer
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Diurnal male flying on still sunny warm day over short Tussock grasslands above Lake Lyndon
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Janita's Tussock (Argyrophenga janitae)Observer
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Flying at 800m - above Lake Lyndon on sunny day late in season!
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Observer
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One male diurnal in short Tussock grasslands near Lake Heron: female is short winged and flightless
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Eudonia leptalaeaObserver
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Disturbed from roadside Pohuehue on sunny day
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Canterbury Alpine Boulder Copper (Lycaena tama)Observer
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Abundant over Mat Pohuehue on margin of Lake Lyndon at 800m in sunshine
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Lycaena Butterflies (Genus Lycaena)Observer
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Several by Scrambling pohuehue just east of Porters Pass at 700m
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Ichneutica scutataObserver
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Dead on building in Hawarden township
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Winter Copper (Lycaena 'canterbury common copper')Observer
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350m Lees Valley floor
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Lycaena Butterflies (Genus Lycaena)Observer
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Canterbury Plains Boulder copper species; larvae on Mat Pohuehue
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Helastia cinereariaObserver
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Service Station window in Franz on wet but mild day
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Carové's Giant Dragonfly (Uropetala carovei)Observer
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Twenty year old pinned specimen on Service Station wall in Fox Glacier! Collected closeby
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Huhu (Prionoplus reticularis)Observer
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At light in town on damp mild calm evening
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Greater Alpine Grey (Ichneutica virescens)Observer
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On shop wall by day and vibrating wings when found! Flew off after posing for photo!
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Blackheaded Leafroller (Ctenopseustis obliquana)Observer
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On shop wall
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New Zealand Looper (Epyaxa rosearia)Observer
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Two males on building walls on damp day after rainy night! Wonderful Franz Josef
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Lycaena Butterflies (Genus Lycaena)Observer
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Undescribed West Coast Boulder Copper - female on river terrace by airport over Mat Pohuehue
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Eudonia feredayiObserver
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Active by day on river terrace in Raoulia cushonfield
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Lycaena Butterflies (Genus Lycaena)Observer
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West Coast Common Copper Over Mat pohuehue the larval hostplant: very localised in Airport area only
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Barred Coprosma Carpet (Austrocidaria gobiata)Observer
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On wall by light but by day In Ross
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Common Grass Moth (Orocrambus flexuosellus)Observer
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Otira Hotel lights
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Canterbury Alpine Boulder Copper (Lycaena tama)Observer
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Abundant over a cushion form of Mat Pohuehue on gravel shore of Lake Lyndon 840m on sunny warm day
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Cnephasia ochnosemaObserver
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Type Locality is Jacks Pass above Hanmer: abundant males here in Red Tussock Wetland just west if Porters Pass at 850m flying in sunshine; female short winged and flightless
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Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)Observer
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Many at 420m on roadside yarrow flowers on slopes of Mt Herbert
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New Zealand Blue (Zizina oxleyi)Observer
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Several on yarrow flowers at Hurunui Mouth
