Blue moon butterfly (male)
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Nymphalidae
Te Rahi
- He pūrerehua rahi, 100 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.
Size range
- A large butterfly with wing span 100 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Ahitereiria, ka kawea mai rā runga hau ki konei i te mutunga o te raumati, i te ngahuru.
Distribution
- From Australia, often blown here during late summer and autumn
Te Huringa Ora
- Ahakoa kei konei ētahi o ngā tipu ka kainga e ia, pērā i te Portulaca, e ai ki ngā mōhio kāore te pūrerehua nei e whakaputa uri i Aotearoa.
Life history
- Food plants such as Portulaca grow in New Zealand but the butterfly is not known to breed here
