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Muehlenbeckia Stem Gall Moth (Morova subfasciata)Observer
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On Muehlenbeckia australis stem. Hole suggests it has vacated gall
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Observer
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Talbot Forest on Muehlenbeckia australis. Leaf mining herbivory.
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Pellitories (Genus Parietaria)Observer
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Low growing herb in a patch of pretty bare, quite dry ground in a park in North Canterbury
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Climbing Fern (Arthropteris tenella)Observer
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Fern growing over rocks under palm/mixed canopy.
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Blotched Cane Orchid (Dendrobium gracilicaule)Observer
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Epiphytic on branch of old growth Norfolk Is Pine.
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Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae)Observer
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Scrambler/climber on sunny bank
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Norfolk Island Hibiscus (Lagunaria patersonia)Observer
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On trackside near Mt Pitt
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Tall Sundew (Drosera auriculata)Observer
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Damp bank on trackside
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King Fern (Todea barbara)Observer
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Common on trackside
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Necklace Fern (Asplenium flabellifolium)Observer
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Damp bank
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Hard Ferns (Genus Blechnum)Observer
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Many fertile fronds in centre
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Rock Felt Fern (Pyrrosia rupestris)Observer
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Growing on dry Bank. Fronds ranged from almost orbicular to linear strap like.
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Common Filmy-Fern (Hymenophyllum cupressiforme)Observer
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On damp seeping bank. Toothed pinnae margins, sori sticking up from frond plane
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Bird and Wasp Orchids (Genus Chiloglottis)Observer
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On a damp shaded bank near the track
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Dwarf Bogrush (Schoenus maschalinus)Observer
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On mowed ex wetland lawn
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Fairy Aprons (Utricularia dichotoma)Observer
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Wetland on edge of small open water
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Grassland Sedge (Carex breviculmis)Observer
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In dry modified grassland/occasional shrub schist rocky terrain at 400m elevation, gently sloped Nth aspect. No reproductive bits to be found.
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Currant Clearwing Moth (Synanthedon tipuliformis)Observer
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In an Oamaru garden
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Montpellier Broom (Genista monspessulana)Observer
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Looks superficially like yellow tree lucern. Quite common in the Port Hills
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Damselflies (Suborder Zygoptera)Observer
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A nymph from Silverstream itself West End, Silverstream Reserve.
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Scarlet Pouch (Leratiomyces erythrocephalus)Observer
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Found detached on ground under mature willow light canopy among remnant native ferns, Coprosma robusta & various exotic herbs at West End Silverstream Reserve, Waimakariri
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New Zealand Skinks (Genus Oligosoma)Observer
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Sunbathing on rocks at summit of Maukatere Mt Grey (933m asl) North Canterbury in partly modified sub alpine tussock grassland. They are 2 different individuals.
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Genus ZealaraneaObserver
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Living on Olearia solandri shrub at Wairau Lagoons, Marlborough
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Passionvine Hopper (Scolypopa australis)Observer
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On window in urban Nth Canty
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Anemone Stinkhorn Fungus (Aseroe rubra)Observer
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Under Eucalyptus trees in Port Hills
