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Thrips (Order Thysanoptera)Observer
steven_evansDescription
Thrip damage to Viburnum davidii.
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Genus AthoracophorusObserver
steven_evansDescription
Slug moving across outdoor heat pump unit during rain showers.
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Common Bag Moth (Liothula omnivora)Observer
steven_evansDescription
Bag moth climbing basement wall.
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Common Tussock Butterfly (Argyrophenga antipodum)Observer
steven_evansDescription
Small butterfly visiting flowers.
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Huhu (Prionoplus reticularis)Observer
steven_evansDescription
Partial lifecycle in pictures: female with ovipositor extended for egg laying; eggs (usually in wood crevice or under bark); a grub; pupa; freshly emerged adult and; adult beetle.
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
steven_evansDescription
The fungi pictured is growing on the pupa of a Huhu Beetle/ Tunga Rere (Prionoplus reticularis). It is also found on the body of dead grubs and beetles of this species, found within fallen logs.
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Grasshopper Nematode (Mermis nigrescens)Observer
steven_evansDescription
Mermis nigrescens (Nematoda: Mermithidae) a parasitic nematode of the European Earwig Forficula auricularia (Dermaptera: Forficulidae). Image is of an adult female, the sex evident by the presence of the brownish string of eggs within the transparent body. Following substantial rain the female seeks a plant high point and lays its eggs on leaf tips. Species was identified through genetic analysis for a published paper titled: Morphological and molecular characterisation of Mermis nigrescens Dujardin, 1842 (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitising the European earwig (Dermaptera : Forficulidae) in New Zealand.
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Scarabs (Family Scarabaeidae)Observer
steven_evansDescription
Chafer Beetle pupae collected from soil beneath grass on a reserve off Leith Valley Road, Dunedin, Otago, where Forest and Bird were undertaking restorative native plantings.
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Currant Clearwing Moth (Synanthedon tipuliformis)Observer
steven_evansDescription
Current Clearwing Moth(Sesiidae). Individual resting on camellia, and pair mating on Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum multiflorum) beside a black current shrub (Ribes nigrum) upon which it lays its eggs. The caterpillar lives in and burrows through shrub stems, ingesting the core.
