Here are photos of a couple butterflies from my family trip to New Zealand with a stopover in Tahiti. I was hoping to see more species but never found a good nectar garden...
Note that copper taxonomy in New Zealand is undergoing significant revision. Comments and corrections are welcome!
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| #0611 Boulder Copper (Lycaena boldenarum) Rob Roy Glacier Hike, Mt. Aspiring NP Queenstown-Lakes District County, Otago, New Zealand 10 Dec 2018 |
#0528 Boulder Copper (Lycaena boldenarum) Rob Roy Glacier Hike, Mt. Aspiring NP Queenstown-Lakes District County, Otago, New Zealand 10 Dec 2018 |
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#0710 Boulder Copper (Lycaena boldenarum) Rob Roy Glacier Hike, Mt. Aspiring NP Queenstown-Lakes District County, Otago, New Zealand 10 Dec 2018 |
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#0695 Boulder Copper (Lycaena boldenarum) Rob Roy Glacier Hike, Mt. Aspiring NP Queenstown-Lakes District County, Otago, New Zealand 10 Dec 2018 |
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#0615 Coastal Copper (Lycaena salustias) Rob Roy Glacier Hike, Mt. Aspiring NP Queenstown-Lakes District County, Otago, New Zealand 10 Dec 2018 |
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#0673 Coastal Copper (Lycaena salustias) Rob Roy Glacier Hike, Mt. Aspiring NP Queenstown-Lakes District County, Otago, New Zealand 10 Dec 2018 |
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#0483 Coastal Copper (Lycaena salustias) Tiritiri Matangi, Rodney District Co., Auckland, New Zealand 4 Dec 2018 Copper taxonomy is currently under revision in New Zealand. The Coastal Copper is part of the Common Copper complex. |
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#2258 perhaps a Coastal Copper (Lycaena salustias) Nugget Point, Clutha District Co., Otago, New Zealand 16 Dec 2018 |
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#2205 perhaps a Coastal Copper (Lycaena salustias) Nugget Point, Clutha District Co., Otago, New Zealand 16 Dec 2018 |
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#2212 perhaps a Coastal Copper (Lycaena salustias) Nugget Point, Clutha District Co., Otago, New Zealand 16 Dec 2018 |
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#2212 perhaps a Coastal Copper (Lycaena salustias) Nugget Point, Clutha District Co., Otago, New Zealand 16 Dec 2018 |
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Great Eggfly, Blue Moon Butterfly (Hypolimnas-bolina) Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia 21 Dec 2018 |