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stephen_thorpeDescription
18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland 1041. At light.
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Declana griseataObserver
carey-knox-southern-scalesDescription
Drawn to light
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Eudonia feredayiObserver
carey-knox-southern-scalesDescription
Drawn to light
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Microcolona limodesObserver
stephen_thorpeDescription
18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland 1041. At light.
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Pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia australis)Observer
alice_shanksDescription
A native climber colonising a pine plantation understory.
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Pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia australis)Observer
john_barklaDescription
Locally abundant on margins of montane broadleaved forest. In heavy fruit.
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stephen_thorpeDescription
18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland 1041. At light.
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Blue Moon Butterfly (Hypolimnas bolina ssp. nerina)Observer
stephen_thorpeDescription
Manukau Harbour coastline at Onehunga/Penrose, Auckland.
NOTE: GPS coordinates have been corrected from photo metadata.
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Xanthorhoe frigidaObserver
carey-knox-southern-scalesDescription
The last of my Fox Range moths from several weeks ago
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Asaphodes prasiniasObserver
carey-knox-southern-scalesDescription
The last of my Fox Range moths from several weeks ago
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Meterana octansObserver
possumsendDescription
Drawn to light. I think the ID is correct.
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Agrotis innominataObserver
aalbertrebergenDescription
Just the second sighting over three summers...
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Gymnobathra hyetodesObserver
stephen_thorpeDescription
Outer Fields Bush, Western Springs Lakeside Park, Western Springs, Auckland.
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Ichneutica falsidicaObserver
carey-knox-southern-scalesDescription
Came to light. 1,650 metres, Fox Range
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Eurythecta robustaObserver
melissa_hutchisonDescription
Pair mating.
Classified as 'At Risk-Naturally Uncommon" by DOC https://nztcs.org.nz/assessments/40878
ID by Brian Patrick.
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Holocola partheniaObserver
possumsendDescription
Intercepted in Kanuka. Not sure on ID - possibly Holocola zopherana?
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Winter Ghost Moth (Cladoxycanus minos)Observer
jtweedDescription
Caught in spider web on hut porch. Several other individuals dead in webs in the same area.
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Notoreas perornataObserver
williambrockelsbyDescription
I'd heard of sightings, but first photo confirmation I've seen. Makes sense, heaps of host plants around.
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bytheparkPlace
Park Tce near Chester St W, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand (Google, OSM)Description
On oak tree
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Adeixis griseataObserver
daveboyleDescription
Only ever see one or two of these a year
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Echium Leaf Miner (Dialectica scalariella)Observer
ryan_nzDescription
On Tutu
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Heliotrope Moth (Utetheisa pulchelloides)Observer
bjornDescription
5 individuals seen in the same area
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Notoreas chioneresObserver
possumsendDescription
Day flying. 1500m, head of a rough scree slope with tussock outcrops. Blue eyes and red hair.
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Puriri Moth (Aenetus virescens)Observer
jacqui-nzDescription
Another mass emergence. The previous one was on 12 October:
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/62454080
Similar conditions, humid, misty rain all day. Counted at least 30, but probably many more.
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New Zealand Blue (Zizina oxleyi)Observer
jon_sullivanDescription
What are these three butterflies doing? Is one trying to squeeze in on the action?
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Genus GelophaulaObserver
possumsendDescription
The only day flying moth seen. Strong Southerly wind, 1200m ASL. 2 specimens shown.
