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New Zealand Butterfly Identification Guide

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Admirals Blues Coppers Monarch Ringlets White Migrants
Admirals
Honshu White Admiral upperside © Peter Fox	Honshu White Admiral underside © Landcare Research	Red Admiral upperside © Taffy Parry	Red Admiral underside © R Arter-Williamson
Yellow Admiral upperside © Mike Lusk	Yellow Admiral underside © Mike Lusk

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Blues
Common Blue male upperside © Mike Lusk	Common Blue male underside © Jérôme Albre	Common Blue female upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Common Blue female underside © R Arter-Williamson
Long-tailed Blue male upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Long-tailed Blue female upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Long-tailed Blue underside © R Arter-Williamson
Southern Blue male upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Southern Blue male underside © R Arter-Williamson	Southern Blue female upperside Landcare Research	Southern Blue female underside © Jérôme Albre

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Coppers
Boulder Copper male upperside © Jérôme Albre	Boulder Copper male underside © Attapon Tansakul	Boulder Copper female upperside © Mike Lusk	Boulder Copper female underside © Attapon Tansakul
Please see the variations page as the Boulder Copper's underside varies..
Common Copper male upperside © Mike Lusk	Common Copper male underside © R Arter-Williamson	Common Copper female upperside © Jérôme Albre	Common Copper female underside © Jérôme Albre
Please see the variations page as the Common Copper has many variations..
Glade Copper upperside Tony Wills	Glade Copper underside © Anna Barnett	Glade Copper underside variation © Jérôme Albre	Glade Copper L enysii Variation © R Arter-Williamson
Rauparaha's Copper male upperside © Jérôme Albre	Rauparaha's Copper male underside © Jérôme Albre	Rauparaha's Copper female upperside © Jérôme Albre	Rauparaha's Copper female underside © R Arter-Williamson

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Monarch
Monarch male upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Monarch male underside © R Arter-Williamson	Monarch female upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Monarch female underside © R Arter-Williamson

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Ringlets
Black Mountain Ringlet Dark variety upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Black Mountain Ringlet Dark variety underside Landcare Research	Black Mountain Ringlet Light variety upperside Landcare Research	Black Mountain Ringlet Light variety underside Landcare Research
Butler's Ringlet male upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Butler's Ringlet male underside © Roger Frost	Butler's Ringlet female upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Butler's Ringlet female underside Auckland Museum
Forest Ringlet upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Forest Ringlet underside © Dave Boyle
Common Tussock male upperside © Byron Radford	Common Tussock male underside © Jérôme Albre	Common Tussock female upperside © Jérôme Albre	Common Tussock female underside © Jérôme Albre
Harris's Tussock male upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Harris's Tussock male underside © Roger Frost	Harris's Tussock female upperside Landcare Research	Harris's Tussock female underside Landcare Research
Janita's Tussock male upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Janita's Tussock male underside © R Arter-Williamson	Janita's Tussock female upperside Landcare Research	Janita's Tussock female underside Landcare Research

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White
White Butterfly male upperside © R Arter-Williamson	White Butterfly male underside © R Arter-Williamson	White Butterfly female upperside © R Arter-Williamson	White Butterfly female underside © R Arter-Williamson

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Migrants
Blue Moon male underside & upperside © R Arter-Williamson	Blue Moon female upperside Auckland Museum	Blue Moon female underside Auckland Museum
Painted Lady upperside © Mike Lusk	Painted Lady underside © Mike Lusk
Lesser Wanderer male upperside Landcare Research	Lesser Wanderer male underside Landcare Research	Lesser Wanderer female upperside Auckland Museum	Lesser Wanderer female underside Auckland Museum
Blue Tiger male Auckland Museum	Blue Tiger female Auckland Museum	Evening Brown   © Norm Twigge	Meadow Argus   © Roger Frost
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