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Aphids (Family Aphididae)Observer
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Very small black beetle on trees
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Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)Observer
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Spreading rapidly in domestic garden.
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Dicots [Paraphyletic] (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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Approx 1.2m tall growing on outer edge of brassica paddock
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Brambles (Genus Rubus)Observer
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Wondering what variety of blackberry this is. Found two isolated sites on road verge.
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Black Poplar (Populus nigra)Observer
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Very large leaves and very tall (approx 160 m)
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Prairie Grass (Bromus catharticus)Observer
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Single clump of grass on roadside, unique to other grasses.
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St. John's Worts (Genus Hypericum)Observer
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Scrambling on roadside bank.
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Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)Observer
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Large ladybird
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Purple Willow (Salix purpurea)Observer
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Bitter willow invasion of lower Conway River
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Soft Scales (Family Coccidae)Observer
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Attached to tree stem, like a limpet. Egg case or an organism? Multiple examples on tree stems. Oval, up to 3mm diameter.
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False Tamarisks (Genus Myricaria)Observer
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Extensive scattered plants in secondary water course.
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True Sedges (Genus Carex)Observer
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Grass that caught my eye - of tussock form.
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Eutyrhinus squamigerObserver
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Giant weevil-type bug sitting on new growth on a grape vine.
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False Tamarisks (Genus Myricaria)Observer
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Extensive scattered plants in secondary water course.
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Myricaria (Myricaria germanica)Observer
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Extensively scattered along secondary water course in Waiau Riverbed.
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Steelblue Ladybird (Halmus chalybeus)Observer
noelcDescription
He was too quick for me to photograph but saw another one later that day.
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Wine Raspberry (Rubus phoenicolasius)Observer
noelcDescription
Thought it was just blackberry but leaves initially caused me to look harder followed by red raspberry looking fruit. Fruit appears to grow in bunches. Stiff hair-like bristles with more sparsely spaced thorns densely cover stems. Growing in the wild in shady conditions.
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Cherry Slug Sawfly (Caliroa cerasi)Observer
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Slug-type organism resembling a leach observed on hawthorn leaves. Judging by leaf damage I would say it is feeding on the leaves. Approx 4-5mm long. Any ideas?