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Description

Kahukura – red admirals – are the best known of NZ's 17 native butterflies, but their numbers are dropping. They live only where there are stinging nettles for their caterpillars to eat. Sadly, over the years, people have tried to get rid of nettles, seeing them as weeds.

Download this activity sheet to find for tips & activities you can do to protect them in your garden!

Resources

Nettles
sugar
water
sponge
bowl
sand
stones

Instructions

(none)

Tags

• Butterflies
• conservation

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