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  • Most of New Zealand's butterflies belong to the Nymphalidae and Lycaenidae families.

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    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 8 August 2018 Referencing Hub media
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    Butterflies are categorised into 5 families – Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae and Lycaenidae. In New Zealand, our butterfly species fall into 3 of these families, while 2 families are not represented.

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