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Nurseryweb Spider (Dolomedes minor)Observer
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Scuttling across my garage floor.
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Marsh Flies (Family Sciomyzidae)Observer
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On gully fern (Pakau pennigera)
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New Zealand Reticulated Stag Beetle (Paralissotes reticulatus)Observer
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Kanuka Looper (Poecilasthena schistaria)Observer
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I watched it fly down onto a concrete path whereupon a wing broke on landing. I presume it was already damaged prior to the moth's arrival.
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Swan Plant Seed Bug (Arocatus rusticus)Observer
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On New Zealand jasmine (Parsonsia heterophylla) pods.
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Lemon Tree Borer Parasitoid Wasp (Xanthocryptus novozealandicus)Observer
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On Hydrocotyle heteromeria.
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Common Grass-Blue (Zizina otis ssp. labradus)Observer
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A rather bedraggled specimen. Blue butterflies were abundant flying close to the ground along the riverbed at this location.
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Long-tailed Stoneflies (Genus Zelandoperla)Observer
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On rangiora (Brachyglottis repanda).
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Knobbled Orbweaver (Socca pustulosa)Observer
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Compare with https://inaturalist.nz/observations/196155943 to see colour variation.
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Knobbled Orbweaver (Socca pustulosa)Observer
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Compare with https://inaturalist.nz/observations/196155946 to see colour variation.