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stephen_thorpeDescription
Palomino shops, Sturges Road, Henderson, Auckland.
At light. About 2145 hrs. One macropterous female. Antennae broken off.
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invertebratistPlace
Bealey Valley Track, Arthur's Pass National Park, Selwyn, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand (Google, OSM)Description
Alpine.
John Child bryophyte and lichen workshop 2023.
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Oceanic Flyingfish (Exocoetus gibbosus)Observer
sgortaDescription
Sooty Tern chick regurgitate
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Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Subfamily Lamiinae)Observer
aggies2020Description
6-8mm body length with long antennae with tufts 2/3rds of the way along. Alternately held them apart in V shape and brought them together in parallel. Sitting on a sedge adjacent to picnic area in eucalypt forest.
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Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)Observer
jtweedDescription
Resting on tree trunk within forest during the day.
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Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)Observer
jtweedDescription
Found amongst Norfolk pine litter.
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Calpurnius castaneusObserver
boris168Description
Specimen compared with material from Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra.
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Carpet Beetles (Genus Anthrenus)Observer
mscottDescription
Found on avocado flowers at night.
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Round-necked Longhorn Beetles (Subfamily Cerambycinae)Observer
paddy18Description
Came inside boxes from overseas. I handed them to my boss and recommended they contact MPI. Hopefully they will
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Illidge's Ant-Blue (Acrodipsas illidgei)Observer
amelia432Description
Sitting on a paper daisy plant, adjacent to a hardenbergia violacea.
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False Blister Beetles (Family Oedemeridae)Observer
dustawayDescription
Oedemeridae, on stressed Hoop Pine
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Genus PtinosomaObserver
claasdamkenDescription
litter sample under Carmichaelia shrubs
site 10 a
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Genus PtinosomaObserver
claasdamkenDescription
In litter sample under Carmichaelia
Sample ID: 9a
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Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Subfamily Lamiinae)Observer
dustinlamontDescription
tiny!
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Genus HybolasiusObserver
ecomanDescription
Found in dead leaves at base of flax. Scale bar=1mm
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Notoreas edwardsiObserver
butterfly4Description
Adults in Mason Bay sand dunes with caterpillars feeding on Pimelea lyallii
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Tribe EugnominiObserver
sydneybirdingDescription
Very small - perhaps 5mm end to end.
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Bronze Elkhorn Stag Beetle (Lamprima adolphinae)Observer
hutan123Place
VWWX+4G4, Ketimavit, Distrik Wamena, Kabupaten Jayawijaya, Papua 99511, Indonesia (Google, OSM)Description
Mature beetle found alive in decaying guava wood.
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Genus ChelipodaObserver
pmwhitingtonDescription
February 2020 malaise trap collection
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Aesiotes notabilisObserver
dustawayDescription
? beneath bark on fallen Hoop Pine
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Parentia malitiosaObserver
steve_kerrDescription
Malaise trap; Short tussocks, long tussocks, moss, lichen, Pilosella officinarum, exotic grasses
ID confirmed by Dan Bickel
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Orange Assassin Bug (Gminatus australis)Observer
vitexlucensDescription
Forensic entomology. Caught in the cabin air filter of a car imported from Australia to Auckland. It could have been sitting around in both places for a while.
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Genus GynoplistiaObserver
steve_kerrDescription
10 mm
cf. G. tuberculata (male)
The male has never been formally described. This specimen conforms to the female description on several points.
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Long-legged Flies (Family Dolichopodidae)Observer
steve_kerrDescription
Caught by James Tweed
3 mm
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Genus TetrachaetusObserver
steve_kerrDescription
Caught by James Tweed.
a novel species; 5.8 mm
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Balloon Flies (Genus Hilara)Observer
petaimmaca68Description
ID computer suggestion. This one landed on track looking half dead but resumed normal stance during photo shoot.
