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    • Honshu white admiral butterfly on a leaf.
    Rights: Feathercollector, licensed through 123RF Ltd Published 16 May 2019 Size: 2 MB Referencing Hub media

    The Honshu white admiral butterfly was introduced to New Zealand in 2014 as a biocontrol control for Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica).

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      Biocontrol

      Biological control or biocontrol is the use of one organism to control the numbers of another. Unwanted or introduced species can have a huge impact on Aotearoa New Zealand’s environment, and ...

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      This New Zealand-based citizen science project collects data about butterflies in our gardens, schools, parks and farms – any location in the country or on the outer islands. This annual event – ...

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