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List of Lepidoptera of New Zealand

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Lepidoptera of New Zealand consists of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the islands of New Zealand. According to a recent estimate there are approximately 1,800 Lepidoptera species present in New Zealand. Of these, about 1,600 are endemic. Lepidoptera is the third largest insect order in New Zealand.

Location of New Zealand
Caterpillars and pupae of several lepidopterans of New Zealand.
New Zealand red admiral

This page provides a link to either individual species or genera. The latter is used when all species of the genus are endemic to New Zealand, the individual species can be found on the genus page.

Butterflies

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Main article: Butterflies of New Zealand

Lycaenidae

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Nymphalidae

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Pieridae

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Moths

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Arctiidae

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Autostichidae

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Batrachedridae

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Blastobasidae

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Bombycidae

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Carposinidae

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Cecidosidae

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Choreutidae

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Coleophoridae

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Copromorphidae

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Cosmopterigidae

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Cossidae

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Crambidae

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Ctenuchidae

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Depressariidae

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Elachistidae

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Epermeniidae

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Erebidae

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Galacticidae

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Gelechiidae

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Geometridae

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Glyphipterigidae

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Gracillariidae

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Hepialidae

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Lecithoceridae

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Lymantriidae

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Lyonetidae

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Micropterigidae

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Mnesarchaeidae

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Momphidae

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Nepticulidae

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Noctuidae

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Nolidae

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Oecophoridae

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Plutellidae

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Psychidae

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Pterophoridae

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Pyralidae

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Phycitinae

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Roeslerstammiidae

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Saturniidae

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Scythrididae

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Sesiidae

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Sphingidae

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Thyatiridae

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Thyrididae

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Tineidae

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Tortricidae

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Yponomeutidae

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Zygaenidae

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Unknown family

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y RJB Hoare; N Hudson (December 2018). "Adventive moths (Lepidoptera) established in mainland New Zealand: Additions and new identifications since 2001". Australian Entomologist. 45 (3): 273–324. ISSN 1320-6133. Wikidata Q110305107.
  2. ^ a b c d Robert J. B. Hoare (December 2001). "Adventive species of Lepidoptera recorded for the first time in New Zealand since 1988". New Zealand Entomologist. 24 (1): 23–47. doi:10.1080/00779962.2001.9722079. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54578054.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Lauri Kaila (11 July 2019). "An annotated catalogue of Elachistinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae)". Zootaxa. 4632 (1): 1–231. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4632.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31712495. Wikidata Q86984314.
  4. ^ Lauri Kaila (2011). Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). doi:10.1071/9780643103481. ISBN 978-0-643-10348-1. Wikidata Q108042486.
  5. ^ a b c Andréa E. A. Stephens; George W. Gibbs (December 2003). "Two new species of Pseudocoremia and reinstatement of P. pergrataas species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)". New Zealand Entomologist. 26 (1): 61–64. doi:10.1080/00779962.2003.9722109. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54601619.
  6. ^ a b c Andréa E. A. Stephens; George W. Gibbs; Brian H. Patrick (2007). "Three new species in the Pseudocoremia modica (Philpott, 1921) complex (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) and their evolutionary relationships". New Zealand Entomologist. 30 (1): 71–78. doi:10.1080/00779962.2007.9722153. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q42065235.
  7. ^ a b Robert J. B. Hoare; Brian H Patrick; Thomas R. Buckley (22 July 2019). "A new leaf-mining moth from New Zealand, Sabulopteryx botanica sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Gracillariinae), feeding on the rare endemic shrub Teucrium parvifolium (Lamiaceae), with a revised checklist of New Zealand Gracillariidae". ZooKeys. 865: 39–65. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.865.34265. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 6663935. PMID 31379443. Wikidata Q70104394.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s George W. Gibbs (30 June 2014). "Micropterigidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 72. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.72. ISSN 0111-5383. OCLC 917549814. Wikidata Q44902221. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Gibbs, George William; Kristensen, Niels Peder (28 May 2019). "Mnesarchaeidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Hepialoidea)". Fauna of New Zealand. 78: 1–105. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.78.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Robert Hoare (23 June 2017). "Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) part 1: Austramathes, Cosmodes, Proteuxoa, Physetica" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 73. Illustrator: Birgit E. Rhode. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.73. ISSN 0111-5383. OCLC 1002177011. Wikidata Q44893580.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg Hoare, Robert J. B. (9 December 2019). "Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) part 2: Nivetica, Ichneutica" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 80: 1–455. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.80.
  12. ^ Oswald B. Lower (1900). "Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 25: 30. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.12162. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q56007702.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 462. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  14. ^ a b c Robert Hoare (24 December 2005). "Hierodoris (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae), and overview of Oecophoridae" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 54. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.54. ISSN 0111-5383. OCLC 946510444. Wikidata Q44994400. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2021.
  15. ^ Common, I. F. B. (2000). Oecophorine Genera of Australia v. 3 ; Barea and Unplaced Genera Group (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). CSIRO Entomology. Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-10585-0. OCLC 1100435308.
  16. ^ "Mermeristis spodiaea". BiotaNZ. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

Further reading

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  • Parkinson, Brian (c. 2000). Butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0734-7.
  • Gibbs, George (1980). New Zealand Butterflies: Identification and Natural History. Auckland, NZ: Collins. ISBN 0-00-216955-X.
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