ecoellis's Favorites
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Gabura fascicularisObserver
invertebratistPlace
Catleys Campsite, Coromandel Forest Park, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand (Google, OSM)Description
Native Podocarp-broadleaved forest, on a tree trunk
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Packhorse Rock Lobster (Sagmariasus verreauxi)Observer
tobynzDescription
Moult found floating in the surf
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Suborder AgaricineaeObserver
can0pyDescription
Growing on a giant myoporium tree
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Genus ParadorydiumObserver
christinaravenDescription
Hitchhiker from Te Waihora, Greenpark Sands. 12mm long from nose to wing tip
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Lycaena Butterflies (Genus Lycaena)Observer
ecomanDescription
Feeding on ragwort flowers
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Katipō (Latrodectus katipo)Observer
kerry2Description
Found by my son, Radek (radekll)and his friend, Rumi (rumi_francis) - 2 budding biologists. A very exciting find!
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Carové's Giant Dragonfly (Uropetala carovei)Observer
rhondabillingtonDescription
Left behind when dragonfly emerged.
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Telsimia subviridisObserver
stephen_thorpeDescription
Auckland CBD. On bark of Lagunaria patersonia.
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Hemiandrus celaenoObserver
noahfenwickDescription
In Coprosma robusta x propinqua
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Green Carpet Owlet (Ichneutica plena)Observer
ecomanDescription
Te Pae O Ahuriri - Light trapping with mercury vapour lamp
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Genus PyronotaObserver
tonyjewellDescription
I havn't been able to figure out the local species diversity yet, this (a larger sp.) certainly doesn't seem to be P. festivum which is here common in dunes, but the most up to date key I've come across yet is from the 1960s and it relies on colour traits which I'm coming to conclude may be of dubious diagnostic value.
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Campbell Island Carrot (Anisotome latifolia)Observer
paulmauriceDescription
With Alex Fergus
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stephen_thorpeDescription
Takapuna Golf Course, Hillcrest, Auckland 0627. Teneral adult and associated exuvium on branch of Eucalyptus sp. The final 4 photos show the teneral adult later in the day.
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Batedotea elongataObserver
emma_brockesDescription
Male and female.
In a kelpy intertidal pool.
Observed with @invertebratist.
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Genus ChaerodesObserver
emma_brockesDescription
Dead.
In rope washed up at the top of the beach.
Observed with and collected by @invertebratist.
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Cook Strait Giant Weta (Deinacrida rugosa)Observer
skinkysamDescription
Uploading old photos.
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Tutu Green Spindle (Tatosoma lestevata)Observer
possumsendDescription
Drawn to light. 13 degrees, cloudy. Genuinely surprised (and delighted) to see this moth. I can find no records of it from East Otago or what it's preferred host plant is. Cheered me up.
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Smooth Hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)Observer
kate1395Description
Dead juvenile hammer head?
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North Island Kākā (Nestor meridionalis ssp. septentrionalis)Observer
kaipatikikakaDescription
Very exciting, two kaka visitors for a good 15 minutes, eating new plant growth, stealing apples, took lots of images and video. One is definitely male as has a huge bill. The question is, is this one a female?
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North Island Kākā (Nestor meridionalis ssp. septentrionalis)Observer
paulwilsonDescription
Kākā (in Kakabeak)
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North Island Lichen Moth (Ipana atronivea)Observer
rachfoleyDescription
Not sure of species
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Mangemange (Lygodium articulatum)Observer
michaelschwabnzDescription
early ground stage before climbing
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Verdigris Waxcap (Gliophorus viridis)Observer
luggrDescription
No cystidia visable
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Newzealandia exulansObserver
greyDescription
Under loose bark on a tree trunk in native forest; about 1.5 m above the ground.
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Typical Seapills (Family Sphaeromatidae)Observer
invertebratistDescription
Body length 5-10 mm.
High intertidal, common in sandstone rock pools.
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Stenopotes pallidusObserver
invertebratistDescription
Body length approx. 15-20 mm.
On the base of the coastal sandstone cliff.
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Snout Mites (Family Bdellidae)Observer
invertebratistDescription
Body length approx. 2 mm.
On the base of the coastal sandstone cliff.
