Moths&ButterfliesNZT

Our mission is to engage with New Zealanders to promote a thriving moth and butterfly population.

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Tagging explanation https://t.co/gudTnMokjS via @YouTube

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Who's into tagging butterflies?

https://t.co/gudTnMokjS via @YouTube

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People are asking how to ensure monarch eggs or larvae are not "stolen" by the social wasps, who feed them to the juvenile wasps. This video sould be useful.

https://t.co/46Twz6xdi7

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🦋 Christmas Gifts to Support Our Work - https://t.co/axYQ7Fyqv3 Read all about it! 🦋 We've got a fun, new lucky draw going! It's all in aid of YOU helping our butterflies... but you (and your butterflies) could be the winner!

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How we would love to see more of this happening!

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Not sure about posting this contest here... but here goes - link is on https://t.co/4nsgrIwLb0

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Please share so others have a chance to win this beautiful prize!

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🦋 What are you doing for Yates National Gardening Week? https://t.co/ZsJH2bN387

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We are so proud of the efforts and progress that the MBNZT has made over the past 20 years. We celebrated last night at Government House in Wellington, the latest to be certificated as a great example of moth and butterfly habitat. See the photos here:

https://t.co/S1tJZ99Tpm

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🦋 Saving Butterflies, One Wasp at a Time - https://t.co/pAdtQFlMqF Our weekly (free) e-news has some practical steps to reduce numbers of the introduced wasps this summer. This image (courtesy of iNaturalist) shows where Polistes wasps are found. Check out our tips!

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So thrilled to announce that we are the recipients of a Canon 2025 Grant for our Butterfly Discovery Project! Fantastic - that will help us in our work to save our copper butterflies. Read more here. Thanks Canon!

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On behalf of our team (from France, India and Sri Lanka) I'd like to say how much we enjoyed the challenge of sharing the whakataukī to you this Māori Language Week.

Did you enjoy them too? You can see the full set on our Facebook or Instagram pages.

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Just as feathers help the bird to fly, flowers and host plants help butterflies thrive. Planting for them is planting for the future. 🌿🦋

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This week is Māori Language Week. We will share a few whakataukī with you... so why not follow us and learn a little Te Reo?

Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, translated is "adorn the bird with feathers so it may fly". #TeWikioteReoMāori

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IThinking of doing more for butterflies and moths this summer? Now's a great time to do our Online Course. Check it out here:

https://t.co/631dxgPNr0

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Is it a plane? 🦋Read more about it in our enews out today. 🦋 - https://t.co/Bh96D1Txxi

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Muehlenbeckia for coppers! Muehlenbeckia for more!

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Muehlenbeckia is a quick growing plant that supports many NZ Lepidoptera! If you're trimming it, plant those cuttings! #mbnzt #conservationweek2025 #conservationweek @docgovtnz

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PLUS there are TEN other specialist Lepidoptera species that need our native nettle species. Superb!

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We are THRILLED to see how many people are planting NZ native nettle in their gardens/habitats. Our beautiful admirals need nettles on which to lay their eggs. More nettles = more admirals! #mbnzt #conservationweek2025 #conservationweek @docgovtnz