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Género NovaraneaObservador
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Very tentative ID for now. In flowering mānuka shrub.
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Cassida rubiginosaObservador
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Thistle tortoise beetle decorated with poop? Or is that previous sheds that have accumulated on its back?
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Scaptia adrelObservador
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Many seen, mostly hovering, but caught this one resting on a Leptospermum scoparium branch.
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Mohoua albicillaObservador
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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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Género DasybasisObservador
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Resting on Leptospermum scoparium branch
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Vida (Vida)Observador
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Fossils that look superficially like Porifera. Keen to get some insight into what they might actually be.
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Really unsure what these are. Had threads coming down out of the caps.
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Elysia maoriaObservador
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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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Puccinia oxalidisObservador
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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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Puccinia oxalidisObservador
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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 cornutusObservador
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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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Tartaruga-de-Orelhas-Vermelhas (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans)Observador
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Juvenile, not more than about 3 inches long.
