This paper surveys the known historical records of foreign butterflies and moths in New Zealand appearing in the literature between 1855 and 1967. Then detailed observations made bet~veen 1968 and 1976 are discussed, uith particular reference to the fact that many of these mizrant species have been able to breed in New Zealand for varying periods of time. Finall! the flights across the
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