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Forest Ringlet

Dodonidia helmsii

Classification

Class
Insecta

The forest ringlet (Dodonidia helmsii), also known as Helms' butterfly, or te pēpepe pōuri or pepe pouri in the Māori language, is a rare butterfly of the family Nymphalidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only species in the genus Dodonidia. Taxonomy The forest ringlet was first described by Richard William Fereday from a specimen collected in the Paparoa Range by a Mr R.

Distribution

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