Lepidoptera of New Zealand consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the islands of New Zealand. According to a recent estimate, there are a total of 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. 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 Lycaenidae Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Lycaena boldenarum White, 1862 Lycaena boldenarum boldenarum White, 1862 Lycaena boldenarum caerulaea (Salmon, 1946) Lycaena boldenarum ianthina (Salmon, 1946) Lycaena feredayi (Bates, 1867) Lycaena rauparaha (Fereday, 1877) Lycaena salustius (Fabricius, 1793) Zizina otis labradus (Godart, 1824) Zizina oxleyi (C. & R. Felder, 1865) Nymphalidae Argyrophenga antipodum Doubleday, 1845 Argyrophenga harrisi Craw, 1978 Argyrophenga janitae Craw, 1978 Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) [Not established in N.Z.; vagrant only (non-breeding immigrant)] Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Dodonidia helmsii Butler, 1884 Erebiola butleri Fereday, 1879 Hypolimnas bolina nerina (Fabricius, 1775) [Not established in N.Z.; vagrant only (non-breeding immigrant)] Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819 [Not established in N.Z.; vagrant only (non-breeding immigrant)] Melanitis leda bankia (Fabricius, 1775) [Not established in N.Z.; vagrant only (non-breeding immigrant)] Percnodaimon merula (Hewitson, 1875) Tirumala hamata hamata (MacLeay, 1826) [Not established in N.Z.; vagrant only (non-breeding immigrant)] Vanessa gonerilla (Fabricius, 1775) Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla (Fabricius, 1775) Vanessa gonerilla ida (Alfken, 1899) Vanessa itea (Fabricius, 1775) Vanessa kershawi (McCoy, 1868) [Not resident in N.Z.; breeding migrant] Pieridae Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775) [Not established in N.Z.] Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) Moths Arctiidae Metacrias erichrysa Meyrick, 1886 Metacrias huttoni (Butler, 1879) Metacrias strategica (Hudson, 1889) Nyctemera amicus (senecio moth; magpie moth) (White, 1841) Nyctemera annulata (magpie moth) (Boisduval, 1832) Tyria jacobaeae (cinnabar moth) (Linnaeus, 1758) Utetheisa lotrix lotrix (crotalaria moth) (Cramer, 1777) Utetheisa pulchelloides vaga Jordan, 1939 Autostichidae Oegoconia caradjai Popescu-Gorj & Capuse, 1965 Batrachedridae Batrachedra agaura Meyrick, 1901 Batrachedra arenosella (coconut moth) (Walker, 1864) Batrachedra astricta Philpott, 1930 Batrachedra eucola Meyrick, 1889 Batrachedra filicicola Meyrick, 1917 Batrachedra litterata Philpott, 1928 Batrachedra psithyra Meyrick, 1889 Batrachedra tristicta Meyrick, 1901 Houdinia flexilissima Hoare, Dugdale & Watts, 2006 Blastobasidae Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858) Bombycidae Bombyx mori (domesticated silkmoth) (Linnaeus, 1758) Carposinidae Campbellana attenuata Salmon & Bradley, 1956 Coscinoptycha improbana (Australian guava moth) Meyrick, 1881 Ctenarchis cramboides Dugdale, 1995 Glaphyrarcha euthrepta Meyrick, 1938