The 'common copper butterfly' is a misnomer, according to scientists at Otago Museum. Their research has radically extended the list of New Zealand butterflies, including more than two dozen distinct species of copper butterflies. Every part of New Zealand has a different set of butterflies, emerging at different times and doing different things. No species is widespread.
MAVIS LESSITER
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Forest and Bird, Issue 291, 1 February 1999, Page 9
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59The 'common copper butterfly' is a misnomer, according to scientists at Otago Museum. Their research has radically extended the list of New Zealand butterflies, including more than two dozen distinct species of copper butterflies. Every part of New Zealand has a different set of butterflies, emerging at different times and doing different things. No species is widespread. MAVIS LESSITER Forest and Bird, Issue 291, 1 February 1999, Page 9
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