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'''Helm's Butterfly''', |
'''Helm's Butterfly''', ''Dodonidia helmsii'', is a rare butterfly endemic to [[New Zealand]]. It feeds on [[Gahnia]] spp. and is found mainly in Beech ([[Nothofagus]] spp.) forest. It has become more endangered due to the rarity of its food plant and the introduction of predatory [[wasp]]s to New Zealand that prey on their [[larvae]]. |
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| Genus: | Butler, 1884
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Helm's Butterfly, Dodonidia helmsii, is a rare butterfly endemic to New Zealand. It feeds on Gahnia spp. and is found mainly in Beech (Nothofagus spp.) forest. It has become more endangered due to the rarity of its food plant and the introduction of predatory wasps to New Zealand that prey on their larvae.