Growing beside the Te Paki stream.

Adult moth emerged 21-22 Jan 2019 from a cocoon on an unmined Eucalyptus elata(?) leaf collected in the field on 20 Jan 2019.

Found during an Environment Canterbury coastal wetland survey. Had been controlled when I returned the next year.

On Galium aparine in red zone

Found this 1 cm long slater in a raised vegetable garden. I see the odd common grey woodlouse but this guy is new to me.

Its on the wall inside our laundry at the moment. From what I can work out its from Australia. Any interest in this foreigner?

Wandering around on the wet sand about 2m from where the tide was (it was low tide)

Clump on footpath.

Well, this is a tricky grass to key out when you assume it is an avena.

1. Corner Hackthorne Road and Cashmere Road. 5m x 2m strip, with mowed grass in front (how are the clippings disposed of?).
2.Spread along Cashmere Road fence for 5m.

Midges, or lakeflies, like smoke along the rail trail, 9 30am, 30 08 18

Posting courtesy of Wade Doak
http://www.wadedoak.com/_disc1/00001635.htm

Photo by John Anderson

Observed by CCC ranger and has been here several days this week.

Flower stalks beginning to show already - three months early!!

Surface feeding and barrel rolling.
Photo credit Jaimie Davies.

Please help with identification

Life but not as we know it, well I've never seen them before. These guys are maybe 5 to 10mm long. In the surf near and amongst seaweed, lowtide.

First seen and photographed by Felix Collins.

Brian Patrick said I should put up this record as there are no observations of bat-winged fly on NW!

Moth flying around the southern side of Lion Rock on the beach. Strong north-easterlies.

For perspective, moth in the centre of the last image.

Possible green seaturtle

Self sowing in a flower garden. I assume it must be wild, because I have never seen this for sale

Daddy Longlegs mating.
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Convolvulus Sphinx. Live at Riverton. A rare visitor to the south. Probably blown over from Australia

poor thing :(

in rock barrier close to shore

On a group of several planted ramarama situated at the Caspian Cl side of the foot bridge over the Rewarewa Creek. The photos are all from one plant. I did not check the other plants for the rust.

Yellow-bellied seasnale. Found by me Muriwai in 1970. Don't know the date. Kept it alive for a few days

Growing on that low bit of bank at the end of the street where the two streams meet. Two seen, both pulled.

How best to dispose of them without spreading the seed potentially? Any ideas?

Seedlings found in back yard, along with other bird-dispersed seedlings (e.g. ivy, nightshade, banana passionfruit).

Don't know of any mature kahikatea trees nearby.

Under and attached to a broken bottle. Looks like eggs in a jelly substance. Mangroves only 30m downstream so could be estuarine species.

Mushroom with red stuff oozing out of it. What the heck?!

Small patch next to apiary site. Recent infestation.

On Salix spp, with giant willow aphid present

On Salix sp. heavily infested with Tuberolachnus salignus

5-10mm long

Something's causing these leaves to swell up and turn pink, like some rusts do but I couldn't find obvious fruiting bodies.

Juvenile fed by grey warbler

4m male SGC Image SCHUBERT.

Now have video of same sighting available at; https://youtu.be/aW-ytgyxL8Y

Feeding on Pseudopanax, lancewood

A huge specimen estimated to be around 1300 years old.

At least six chicks staying close to the female (previous observation).

The tops of the infloresences are not curving over as is typical of this species in the Boraginaceae. Otherwise it does fit the description.