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Lemon Tree Borer Parasitoid Wasp (Xanthocryptus novozealandicus)Observer
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Gregarious Tineid (Hierodoris atychioides)Observer
kiwicareDescription
'Nest' of caterpillars in conifer.
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Plump Springtails (Order Poduromorpha)Observer
kiwicareDescription
Found floating in rainwater that had filled a recently dug hole.
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Springtails (Subclass Collembola)Observer
kiwicareDescription
Found floating in rainwater that had filled a recently dug hole.
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Popokoriki (Ants) (Family Formicidae)Observer
kiwicareDescription
Large black ants
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Popokoriki (Ants) (Family Formicidae)Observer
kiwicareDescription
Large black ants
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Bamboo Moth (Artona martini)Observer
kiwicareDescription
Orange caterpillar with black spots and long hairs
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
kiwicareDescription
Black brown caterpillar emerging from hibiscus bud
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King's-Crown (Justicia carnea)Observer
kiwicareDescription
Growing in waste ground in central Hamilton, NZ
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Bean Root Aphid (Smynthurodes betae)Observer
kiwicareDescription
Found on the roots of runner beans. Mistaken for rood nodules. 1-1.5 mm.
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Giant Willow Aphid (Tuberolachnus salignus)Observer
kiwicareDescription
Two heavily infested pussy willow trees in a garden. Interestingly none seen on weeping willow in the same garden.
