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Kahukura red admiral butterfly named NZ's Bug of the Year (www.rnz.co.nz)
submitted 8 months ago by liv@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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The kahukura red admiral butterfly has been named New Zealand's Bug of the Year today, after nearly 17,000 bug lovers voted for their favourite insect.

Twenty bugs were vying to be New Zealand's favourite, with 11 of the 20 nominees listed as at-risk, endangered or declining.

The competition - run by the Entomological Society of New Zealand - was created to give bugs the same kind publicity seen in the popular Bird of the Year race.

The winning insects receive research funding and promotion about their conservation.

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[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

Is it just me or is their website not that great? https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz

[-] liv@lemmy.nz 3 points 8 months ago

Not just you, that's why I went with the RNZ article on it instead of the actual source!

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