Caterpillar feeds on various species of Senecio (Asteraceae).
beautiful beetle but I couldn't find a species match from existing photos - unknown host plant at this stage but probably Amaranthaceae : Camphorosmeae
Chequered Copper (Grassland Copper) larva
Chequered Copper (Grassland Copper) butterfly
Chequered Copper (Grassland Copper) larva
Very close to the falls, an Asian conifer? ( ... almost Haiku.)
At this time it's nettles have become bright green, sort of iridescent.
Male, post-moult under a rock in a tide pool during low tide
A juvenile.
?purple shore crabs?
2 dead ones upper intertidal after storm.