Acknowledgments, Links and References

Angela McGregor-Gibbons kindly donated her photos of the Red Admiral (sub-species) to use on the website.

Anna Barnett kindly donated her photo's of the Red Admiral (light larva and pupa), Yellow Admiral ovum, Glade Copper and the Monarch cluster to use on the website.

Attapon Tansakul, my partner who has taken some great photo's for this website.

Auckland Museum kindly let me photograph their collection.

Byron Radford kindly donated his photo of the Common Tussock to use on the website.

Dave Boyle kindly donated his photo of the Forest Ringlet to use on the website.

Jérôme Albre kindly donated his photo's of the Common Blue, Southern Blue, Boulder Copper (serveral variations), Common Copper (Lowland SI Variations), Glade Copper (variation), Rauparaha's Copper and Common Tussock to use on the website.

Jane Carver has proof read the website and provided suggestions for improvement.

John Early kindly donated his photo's of the Lesser Wanderer Pupae.

Landcare Research kindly let me use some of their photo's from their collection and website.

Mike Lusk kindly donated his photo's of the Yellow Admiral, Common Blue, Boulder Copper, Common Copper (Lowland NI and Mountain Variations), Forest Ringlet (ovum and larva) and Painted Lady to use on the website.

Norm Twigge kindly donated his photo of a Forest Ringlet pupa and the Evening Brown to use on the website.

Onn Tan kindly designed the printable ID Guide and website logos.

Dr Robin C Craw has pointed out a few updates and corrections to the website content.

Roger Frost kindly donated his photos of the Butler's Ringlet, Harris's Tussock, Janita's Tussock larva and Meadow Argus to use on the website.

Stuart Desjardins created the print pages, available from the Downloads page.

Taffy Parry kindly donated his photo's of the Common Copper (Mountain Variation) and the Red Admiral to use on the website.

Trisha Allan contributed to the About the Author page.

Tony Wills kindly donated his photo's of the Common Copper (Lowland NI Variation) and Glade Copper to use on the website.

Vicky Steele kindly donated her photo of a Yellow Admiral pupae and contributed to the About the Author page.

Zoe kindly donated her photo of the Lesser Wanderer Larvae.

A beginner's guide to Butterfly Gardening is a site written about butterfly garden that was designed for a preschool. The author says he is about to modify it to be more useful for the home gardener. A beginner's guide to Butterfly Gardening

A beginners guide to Nettles is a guide put together about the different types of Nettle (Urtica Spp) that can be found in New Zealand. A beginners guide to Nettles

Australian Butterflies is a photo site of Australian Butterflies. It gives basic details with great photo's. Australian Butterflies

BubuLeps.com is a photographic album of Butterflies around the world. The latest addition is New Zealand, which will have more photos added to it in throughout the summer of 2009-10. BubuLeps.com

Butterfly and Orchid Garden is situated just north of Thames. They primarily have tropical Butterflies, but also include the Blue Moon and Lesser Wanderer that appear as migrants from Australia most summers and autumns. Butterfly and Orchid Garden

Butterflies of Australia is a site aimed at Australian Butterflies. It gives descriptions with great photo's. Butterflies of Australia

Christchurch City Council guide to Monarch over-wintering sites Christchurch City Council provide a PDF document showing all the known over-wintering sites of Monarch's in Christchurch city plus other information on the Monarch. Christchurch City Council guide to Monarch over-wintering sites

Earthlore is about conserving and protecting the environment by replanting NZ native bush for insect habitat. Earthlore is based in Owaka, in the deep south's Catlin's. They have planted a area aimed at the Copper Butterflies and plan to entice the local Common Tussock Butterflies into the reserve. Earthlore

How to raise Admiral Butterflies is a document writen by Graeme Hill. Link is a Microsoft Word file. How to raise Admiral Butterflies

Inspector Insector is a site that encourages children to investigate the insect world by using 'case files' that need investigating. The aim of each 'case file' is to teach about the insect being 'investigated' in question. Inspector Insector

Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust are a useful source of information on raising Monarch and Admiral butterflies. Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust

NZ admiral is a network developed to share information about raising and protecting Native New Zealand Yellow and Red Admirals. NZadmiral

NZ Biodiversity Recording Network (NZBRN) is a online nature recording system where you can record your observations for birds, plants, fungi, frogs, geckos, skink, butterflies, insects and mammals. New Zealand Biodiversity Recording Network

Otago Museum Tropical Forest is a on-going exhibit at Otago Museum in Dunedin. It primarily has tropical Butterflies, but also includes Birds Geckos, Turtles, Orchids, Bromeliads amongst others. Otago Museum Tropical Forest

Science Learning is a website that has educational material for children regarding New Zealand butterflies. Science Learning

Te Ara encyclopaedia of New Zealand has a section on New Zealand Butterflies including how they fit into our culture and society. Te Ara

The Friends of Te Henui is a group who aim to provide a community 'voice' to assist in improving plant collections, enhance the natural beauty and highlight historical features of the Te Henui Valley in New Plymouth. The Friends of Te Henui

Top Of South Monarchs is a group for those people interested in the Monarch butterfly at the top of the South Island. Top Of South Monarchs

Torsten van der Heyden's Homepage has many good links to worldwide Butterfly and biodiversity web resources. Torsten van der Heyden's Homepage

Travis Wetland Trust is a group protecting a swampy area in eastern Christchurch. They have recently being planting native foodplants to help the local Butterfly population. Travis Wetland Trust

UK Butterflies is a site aimed at British Butterflies. It gives descriptions of all species that have being found in the British Isles with great photo's and videos. UK Butterflies

Articles

Chronicle Online, Sept 8^th 2009, Milkweed and Caterpillars: a biological arms race? Video by Charles Walcott. Cornell University Enhancing Native Butterfly Populations in the Waipara Valley by Mark Gillespie, 2010. Linocln University Bio-Protection Research Centre

Entomological Review, 1996, Volume 75 #9 pp 595.789 On the systematics of the genera Lycaena F. and Heliophorus Geyer (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae) by AB Zhdanko. Institute of Zoology, Kazakhstan National Academy of Sciences, Alma-Ata. Scripta Technica Inc. ISSN 0013-8738/96/0009-0001.

Forest and Bird Feb 1999 (Issue 291), p28-31 (Once in a Blue Moon) by P Maddison and M Resister.

Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 1980, Volume 17 p157-173 Monarch Butterfly Dispersal in New Zealand by KAJ Wise The conservation of native New Zealand butterflies in the ecologically enhanced farming landscape of Waipara, northern Canterbury (Thesis) by Mark Gillespie, 2010. Linocln University The New Zealand Entomologist, 1968, Volume 4 #1 Flight periods and sex ratios of New Zealand Coppers (Lycaenidae) by JEC Flux, The New Zealand Entomologist, 1970, Volume 4 #4 The life history of the Black Mountain Ringlet butterfly by GW Gibbs The New Zealand Entomologist, 1976, Volume 6 #2 The Flight Period of Dodonidia helmsii by RC Craw The New Zealand Entomologist, 1978, Volume 6 #4 Damage to Pasture Legumes by Larvae of the Common Blue, Zizina otis labradus by R East, KN Watson and RD Welsh The New Zealand Entomologist, 1980, Volume 7 #2 Some records of butterflies, grasshoppers, and crickets in the Urewera National Park by RL Brock The New Zealand Entomologist, 1982, Volume 7 #3 The Australian painted lady butterfly, Cynthia kershawi, in Dunedin, 1980-1981 by AC Harris Zootaxa, 2008, Volume 1746 p15-38 Molecular Systematics and biogeography of the genus Zizina (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae) by M Yago et al. Laboratory of Evolutionary Systematics, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo. Magnolia Press. ISSN 1175-5334 (online) 1175-5326 (print).

Books

A Field Companion to the Butterflies of Australia and NZ by Bernard D'Abrera, 1984. Five Mile Press. ISBN 0 86788 020 1

A Photographic Guide To Insects of New Zealand by Brian Parkinson, 2007. ISBN 978-1-86966-151-9 Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand by Brian Parkinson and Brian Patrick, 2000. ISBN 0 7900 0734 7

Butterflies of NZ by WBR Laidlaw. 1970. Collins Bros and Co.

Catherine Hamilton's Butterflies of New Zealand by Catherine Hamilton, 1982. David Bateman Ltd. ISBN 0 908610 11 4

Evolution of The Insects by David Grimaldi and Michael S Engel, 2005. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-52182-149-0

How to attract Butterflies to your garden by Densely Cline, 1990. Reed. ISBN 0 7301 0330 7

NZ Butterflies - Identification and Natural History by GW Gibbs, 1980. William Collins Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0 00 216955 X

The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand by GV Hudson, 1928. Ferguson and Osborn.

Which New Zealand Insect by Andrew Crowe, 2002. Penguin. ISBN 0 14 100636 6

People

Norm Twigge

Dr Robin C Craw

Roger Frost

Websites

Australian-Insects.com Natural History Museum's Global Lepidoptera Names Index Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust Forums South Australian Butterflies Te Ara Encyclopaedia of New Zealand - Butterflies and moths - Long-tailed blue butterfly Tree of Life web project UK Butterflies