Japanese White admiral butterfly, a biological agent for Japanese honeysuckle, now being released

News from Landcare Research: "New Zealand’s newest butterfly, the Honshu white admiral (Limenitis glorifica), has established well near the Coromandel Peninsula and is starting to spread its wings in other regions where Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) is a target weed. "
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/newsletters/biological-control-of-weeds/issue-84/japanese-butterfly-takes-flight

Posted on July 30, 2018 09:56 AM by kaipatiki_naturewatch