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Genus PorcellionidesObserver
dustinlamontDescription
Length ~6 mm.
Pitfall trap set for six nights (4 – 10 May) in suburban courtyard. Substrate: river stones over weedmat with minimal leaf litter from cultivated Veronica sp., which also provide dense canopy.
10+ mm rain fell between 8 and 10 May; otherwise weather was cool/mild and dry.
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Austridotea benhamiObserver
tspinksDescription
I have keyed this out with the NIWA freshwater isopod quick key but it is hard to do without a microscope. As this species hasn’t been observed on iNat, I may see if I can go back and get better photos and a more certain ID. I thought it would be A. benhami because the uropods appear to have a straight distal margin. There were many in this stream, and they appeared to be fully aquatic with this specimen on the underside of a rock
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Mecodema chiltoniObserver
samuelpurdiewilldifeDescription
Simply amazing 38 mm M. chiltoni.
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Stethaspis lineataObserver
samuelpurdiewilldifeDescription
S.lineata? Saw numerous disarticulated elytra under refugia and a number of individuals bumbling around in daylight. Stunning beetles!b
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Genus MecodemaObserver
sarah_ucDescription
Black beetle with 3 legs. Very large abdomen.
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Coprosma spathulataObserver
invertebratistDescription
Native Kauri-podocarp-broadleaved forest, at night.
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Variegated Longhorn (Coptomma variegatum)Observer
jmendonca20Description
Found it on my pants as I was eating lunch on the Omanawanui Track
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Ubiquitous House Spider (Tegenaria domestica)Observer
kelsneinDescription
Looks like sheet web spider but walks on the upper side of the web. Fed it a fly and it fed for a few hours and eventually disposed of the fly by throwing it off the web
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Bird's-foot Clover (Trifolium ornithopodioides)Observer
melissa_hutchisonDescription
Small patch on gravel path.
Thanks @reinderw for showing me!
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Short-horned Grasshoppers (Family Acrididae)Observer
melissa_hutchisonDescription
Tiny baby grasshoppers on Craspedia incana.
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Genus TauroscopaObserver
adwphotogDescription
Moth below Mueller Hut, appears to have a crumpled wing.
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Common Sun Orchid (Thelymitra longifolia)Observer
mark_parkerDescription
In a regional council dryland reserve.
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Minute Grasshopper (Sigaus minutus)Observer
taramurraynzDescription
Chocolate brown form
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Liriomyza urticaeObserver
dustinlamontDescription
abundant leaf mines on U. ferox
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Marine Spider (Desis marina)Observer
pjd1Description
Noted under rock at low tide mark.
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Cook Strait Māhoe (Melicytus orarius)Observer
alice_shanksDescription
Hard to know if it was planted or volunteered.
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Yellow Cushionplant (Phyllachne colensoi)Observer
heidimeudtDescription
2023 Strannik Auckland Island Expedition
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Raukaua Leaf Miner Moth (Eumetriochroa panacivermiforma)Observer
katrinamccallumDescription
On Raukaua simplex
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stephen_thorpeDescription
Grafton Gully at Symonds Street Cemetery (East), Auckland.
In litter, under pine trees in mixed native/exotic forest.
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Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)Observer
fuligogirlDescription
Red spots on Aristotelia leaves with a white string coming from the centre of each spot
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Typical Spiders (Suborder Araneomorphae)Observer
petaimmaca68Description
Under Eucalyptus bark. Interesting white spots.
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Spanish Reed (Arundo donax var. versicolor)Observer
zane_lazareDescription
Patch 3m2
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African Feather Grass (Cenchrus caudatus)Observer
trevor_partridgeDescription
A row in Little Hagley Park in full flower. I have checked for seed but found none. Spread has been by rhizomes. Sorry about the lighting in the photo.
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mark_parkerDescription
Almost certain this is correct identification but ideally needs a voucher specimen collected as this is a species not recorded from Banks Peninsula before.
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Genus AllodiscusObserver
invertebratistPlace
Exhibition Drive Path, Waitakere Ranges, Titirangi, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand (Google, OSM)Description
Native Podocarp-broadleaved forest, at night.
