New Zealand butterfly families

In this activity, students set up and walk a transect to observe and record butterfly sightings. Butterfly sightings are then...

Butterflies make very poor fossils. They have no bones or other solid matter that can be preserved. Therefore, unlike other...

Big, bold butterflies like the monarch are easy to spot. If you want to see some of our natives, careful...

Discover more about the red admiral butterfly, winner of the 2024 Bug of the Year, and how we can help...