List of Lepidoptera of New Zealand
Butterflies
Butterflies
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### Lycaenidae

* *[Lampides boeticus](/wiki/Lampides_boeticus "Lampides boeticus")* (Linnaeus, 1767\)
* *[Lycaena boldenarum](/wiki/Lycaena_boldenarum "Lycaena boldenarum")* White, 1862
	+ *Lycaena boldenarum boldenarum* White, 1862
	+ *Lycaena boldenarum caerulaea* (Salmon, 1946\)
	+ *Lycaena boldenarum ianthina* (Salmon, 1946\)
* *[Lycaena feredayi](/wiki/Lycaena_feredayi "Lycaena feredayi")* (Bates, 1867\)
* *[Lycaena rauparaha](/wiki/Lycaena_rauparaha "Lycaena rauparaha")* (Fereday, 1877\)
* *[Lycaena salustius](/wiki/Lycaena_salustius "Lycaena salustius")* (Fabricius, 1793\)
* *[Zizina otis labradus](/wiki/Zizina_otis_labradus "Zizina otis labradus")* (Godart, 1824\)
* *[Zizina oxleyi](/wiki/Zizina_oxleyi "Zizina oxleyi")* (C. \& R. Felder, 1865\)

### Nymphalidae

* *[Argyrophenga antipodum](/wiki/Argyrophenga_antipodum "Argyrophenga antipodum")* Doubleday, 1845
* *[Argyrophenga harrisi](/wiki/Argyrophenga_harrisi "Argyrophenga harrisi")* Craw, 1978
* *[Argyrophenga janitae](/wiki/Argyrophenga_janitae "Argyrophenga janitae")* Craw, 1978
* *[Danaus petilia](/wiki/Danaus_petilia "Danaus petilia")* (Stoll, 1790\) \[Not established in N.Z.; vagrant only (non\-breeding immigrant)]
* *[Danaus plexippus](/wiki/Danaus_plexippus "Danaus plexippus")* (Linnaeus, 1758\)
* *[Dodonidia helmsii](/wiki/Dodonidia_helmsii "Dodonidia helmsii")* Butler, 1884
* *[Erebiola butleri](/wiki/Erebiola_butleri "Erebiola butleri")* Fereday, 1879
* *[Hypolimnas bolina nerina](/wiki/Hypolimnas_bolina_nerina "Hypolimnas bolina nerina")* (Fabricius, 1775\) \[Not established in N.Z.; vagrant only (non\-breeding immigrant)]
* *[Junonia villida calybe](/wiki/Junonia_villida_calybe "Junonia villida calybe")* Godart, 1819 \[Not established in N.Z.; vagrant only (non\-breeding immigrant)]
* *[Melanitis leda bankia](/wiki/Melanitis_leda_bankia "Melanitis leda bankia")* (Fabricius, 1775\) \[Not established in N.Z.; vagrant only (non\-breeding immigrant)]
* *[Percnodaimon merula](/wiki/Percnodaimon_merula "Percnodaimon merula")* (Hewitson, 1875\)
* *[Tirumala hamata hamata](/wiki/Tirumala_hamata_hamata "Tirumala hamata hamata")* (MacLeay, 1826\) \[Not established in N.Z.; vagrant only (non\-breeding immigrant)]
* *[Vanessa gonerilla](/wiki/Vanessa_gonerilla "Vanessa gonerilla")* (Fabricius, 1775\)
	+ *Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla* (Fabricius, 1775\)
	+ *Vanessa gonerilla ida* (Alfken, 1899\)
* *[Vanessa itea](/wiki/Vanessa_itea "Vanessa itea")* (Fabricius, 1775\)
* *[Vanessa kershawi](/wiki/Vanessa_kershawi "Vanessa kershawi")* (McCoy, 1868\) \[Not resident in N.Z.; breeding migrant]

### Pieridae

* *[Catopsilia pomona](/wiki/Catopsilia_pomona "Catopsilia pomona")* (Fabricius, 1775\) \[Not established in N.Z.]
* *[Pieris rapae](/wiki/Pieris_rapae "Pieris rapae")* (Linnaeus, 1758\)

Can you compare the life cycles of different butterfly species?