Greetings to our friends in the Bay of Plenty.

I was privileged to read the letter ‘More than a blue moon' (The Weekend Sun, May 30) of one of your readers about the blue moon butterflies seen in the Bay.

We're recording these sightings and would be very grateful if anyone seeing (or having seen) these could report them into our database, www.mb.org.nz.

By doing this we're recording for posterity that indeed the summer of 2013/2014 was a great year for seeing Blue Moon butterflies.

We encourage anyone to record sightings of any butterflies and moths on our website.
At this time of year, people are reporting when they see clusters of monarch butterflies, which will soon be overwintering before they return to our gardens in the spring to start the next generation.

We love hearing from people who have seen butterflies and moths - however mundane the butterfly, it's always a pleasant experience.

Jacqui Knight
Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust