Description ²

Almost uniform underside of the hind-wing and the border/edge of the hind-wing almost uniform/uneven in Chatham's population, but is "scalloped" in the mainland species. (V itea will be less uniform pattern and scalloped edge too)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Oscar Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Oscar Thomas
2. (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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