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Genus NovaraneaObserver
dpattemoreDescription
Very tentative ID for now. In flowering mānuka shrub.
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Thistle Tortoise Beetle (Cassida rubiginosa)Observer
dpattemoreDescription
Thistle tortoise beetle decorated with poop? Or is that previous sheds that have accumulated on its back?
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Variable Cicada (Kikihia muta)Observer
dpattemoreDescription
Resting and calling on a thistle.
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Bush Gad Fly (Scaptia adrel)Observer
dpattemoreDescription
Many seen, mostly hovering, but caught this one resting on a Leptospermum scoparium branch.
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Whitehead (Mohoua albicilla)Observer
dpattemoreDescription
Lone male foraging and singing in a patch of large old macrocarpa. Seen everyday over a four day period. Video obtained with clear recording of call, but I haven’t figured out how to upload video yet.
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Life (Life)Observer
dpattemoreDescription
Fossils that look superficially like Porifera. Keen to get some insight into what they might actually be.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
dpattemoreDescription
Really unsure what these are. Had threads coming down out of the caps.
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Elysia maoriaObserver
dpattemoreDescription
Not sure about the ID. Found in piles of seaweed washed up among the rocks at low tide. 3-5mm in length
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Oxalis Rust (Puccinia oxalidis)Observer
dpattemoreDescription
After hearing that Myrtle Rust has just been confirmed in my neighbourhood today, I walked out my backyard and immediately came across this rust outbreak on oxalis. Must be great conditions for rust. I wonder about the relationship between the two species?
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Oxalis Rust (Puccinia oxalidis)Observer
dpattemoreDescription
After hearing that Myrtle Rust has just been confirmed in my neighbourhood today, I walked out my backyard and immediately came across this rust outbreak on oxalis. Must be great conditions for rust. I wonder about the relationship between the two species?
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Syndesus cornutusObserver
dpattemoreDescription
Dead male (I assume) Syndesus cornutus found in house. Excuse the poor iphone photo. Location close to prior record from Hamilton.
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Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans)Observer
dpattemoreDescription
Juvenile, not more than about 3 inches long.