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Chilean Flame Creeper (Tropaeolum speciosum)Observer
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Was found climbing over a bush like a vine. Has six leaves on each stalk. Purple flowers on long stems. Has five petals with a long spur at the back. Has three green seeds in the middle of each flower. We were wondering what this species is
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Placental Mammals (Infraclass Placentalia)Observer
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Rat footprints were smudged along the tracking sheet
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Common Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)Observer
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Many hedgehog prints were found
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House Mouse (Mus musculus)Observer
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Mice prints are abundant in the centre of the tracking sheet.
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Family Sciaridae)Observer
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Found three mayflies in the pitfall trap in the garden
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Found 2 common moths in the pitfall trap in the garden
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Genus NylanderiaObserver
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Found one ant after using a pitfall trap in the garden
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Mites and Ticks (Subclass Acari)Observer
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One mite was found using a pitfall trap in our garden
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Dunnock (Prunella modularis)Observer
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In our garden, I saw 1dunnock and two male blackbirds flying through the trees/hedge. The picture provided shows a female blackbird, foraging for food directly underneath the tree branch. The photo is poor quality, so it might look like a leaf.
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
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For the Backyard bird count, I counted many starlings, as well as blackbirds. These birds were seen outside the Library window, facing towards Stewart Building. The birds were flying among cabbage trees. As I was inside the Library, I heard no birds within the first five minutes. The picture provided has 4 song thrush birds all resting on the cabbage trees.
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Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)Observer
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Went to Riccarton bush, along the Kahikatea Loop Track, and saw a variety of birds, including 7 blackbirds, 1 fantail, 2 house sparrows and 1 kereru. All of these were seen after 5 minutes. I also heard many birds both before and after 5 minutes. I could not get many good photos, as all the birds were flying high up in the canopy of Kahikatea trees, and those that were foraging on the ground, flew away too quickly.
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Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)Observer
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For the ECOL202 Butterfly assignment, I went to the Liffey Domain which is a wild place. Within 20 minutes, I saw one Yellow Admiral which was flying less than 10 metres away. I also observed 3 Monarch Butterflies and 5 Common Cabbage White butterflies over 10 metres away, which were flying among the vegetation. I was unable to get any photos of the butterflies, as they were either too flighty or too far away to get a decent photo.
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New Zealand Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla)Observer
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We walked through the Kahikatea Loop Track, in Riccarton Bush, to look for butterflies in a 'wild' location, as part of the Ecol202 Butterfly mission. However, we did not find any sightings of butterflies after 20 minutes. The photo shows what type of native forest we were walking through while looking for the butterflies.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
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For the Ecol202 Butterfly mission, I went to Riccarton Bush to look for butterflies for 20 minutes in a garden. In total, I found 7 Monarch butterflies and one Cabbage White butterfly. The Monarch butterfly main activity was flying around and resting on Dahlia flowers, which were in great abundance.
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Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)Observer
grace94Description
For the ECOL202 Butterfly assignment, I went to the Liffey Domain which is a wild place. Within 20 minutes, I saw one Yellow Admiral which was flying less than 10 metres away. I also observed 3 Monarch Butterflies and 5 Common Cabbage White butterflies over 10 metres away, which were flying among the vegetation. I was unable to get any photos of the butterflies, as they were either too flighty or too far away to get a decent photo.
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Priocnemis conformisObserver
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Found this insect on the first day of walking the Humpride Track, Tuatapere, while we were climbing up the hardest part of the hill. We found it before we reached Stag Point. I was wondering if anyone could please identify it? I found it along the main track, among leaf litter that made it appear camouflaged, but I noticed it beside my boot as I was climbing up a step.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
grace94Description
For the Ecol202 Butterfly mission, I went to Riccarton Bush to look for butterflies for 20 minutes in a garden. In total, I found 7 Monarch butterflies and one Cabbage White butterfly. The Monarch butterfly main activity was flying around and resting on Dahlia flowers, which were in great abundance.
