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Blue Damselfly (Austrolestes colensonis)Observer
tanya_dannDescription
This female Austrolestes was captured as a larvae at Sullivan's Dam, just north of Dunedin as part of my PhD experiment. She metamorphosed in the lab between 4pm 10/7/14 and 10am 11/7/14. Observation data are for when she was observed as an adult.
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Wide-banded Tiger Beetle (Neocicindela latecincta)Observer
tanya_dannDescription
Crawling over track around Sinclair Wetlands
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European Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)Observer
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Large number of both males and females flying around garden.
(this specimen is a female)
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Genus MegadromusObserver
tanya_dannDescription
Ground beetle found on the Kepler track (Fiordland) carrying 5x Berzercon ferdinandi mite
Tenatively identified as Megadromus sp.
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Berzercon ferdinandiObserver
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5 individuals found on a yet to be identified ground beetle on the Kepler track (Fiordland).
SEM image at 43x magnification