ben_wj's Identifications
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stephen_thorpeDescription
Tarphiomimus wollastoni Sharp, 1882
First of eleven reference specimens for Tarphiomimus sp. (sp. 0255).
IDENTIFICATION REFERENCE
Lord, N.P.; Leschen, R.A.B. 2014: Illustrated catalogue and type designations of the New Zealand Zopheridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea). Zootaxa, 3809(1): 1-127. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3809.1.1 [See p. 63, and figs. 337-339]
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Two-colored Orange Spider Wasp (Cryptocheilus bicolor)Observer
stephen_thorpeDescription
One adult female wasp running fast on the road, showing little tendency to fly.
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Ross' Black Scale (Lindingaspis rossi)Observer
stephen_thorpeDescription
Cycleway/motorway boundary of Chamberlain Park Golf Course, Mount Albert, Auckland.
Scale on needles of Pinus sp.
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Ross' Black Scale (Lindingaspis rossi)Observer
stephen_thorpeDescription
Auckland Domain.
On Pinus pinea(?)
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stephen_thorpeDescription
Aphobetus paucisetosus Berry, 1995
On foliage of Pittosporum eugenioides by pond.
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Northern New Zealand Dotterel (Anarhynchus obscurus ssp. aquilonius)Observer
jennypfhc
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Cotton Bollworm Moth (Helicoverpa armigera)Observer
dhobernDescription
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1809]), larva, found in strawberries from Victoria, Aranda, ACT, 24 December 2015
Photos of various instars, taken daily on 17-24 December and 27 and 31 December 2015, and of pupa, on 5 and 6 January 2016
Separated from H. punctigera by dark "saddle" on dorsal side of first and second abdominal segments and pale setae behind head in final instar - characters given in Matthews, M., 1999, Heliothine Moths Of Australia (Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera, No. 7).
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Slender Burnished Brass (Thysanoplusia orichalcea)Observer
glinksDescription
Still heaps of these around
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New Zealand Mantis (Orthodera novaezealandiae)Observer
jon_sullivanDescription
adult female laying eggs
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