carey-knox-southern-scales's Identifications

Got-em. Saw eight in total. A little 20km walk round trip from Woodville.

Excellent spot with numerous decent Olearia virgata, which are on a steep slope and not in water, muddy seepage, bog etc.

And this time the conditions were good. Light to no winds in the valleys, high cloud which cleared entirely, relatively warm night (no gloves needed!)

Will add more shots when I get home.

Not a new one for me, but a good Wellington Region biodiversity record and first North Island photo record on iNat.

The Aciphylla squarossa squarossa has a hard life with a least two moths and a weevil!

An Ichneutica insignis for scale