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North Island Glade Copper (Lycaena enysii)Observer
kylebDescription
Glade copper, based on pattern on underside of wing. Feeding on Muehlenbeckia axillaris flowers.
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Pacific Black Duck × Mallard (Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos)Observer
kylebDescription
A hybrid duck of some sort.
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Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
kylebDescription
A tui exhibiting a behaviour we've not seen before, feeding on fruits on a Muehlenbeckia astonii shrub. Fruit in beak is visible in the second image.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
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Just a small part of the many dozens of caterpillars stripping foliage from swan plants.
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Genus TetragnathaObserver
kylebDescription
Observed on a lifejacket during a rafting trip.
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White Climbing Rātā (Metrosideros diffusa)Observer
kylebDescription
No sign of flowers or budding
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Large-leaved Kowhai (Sophora tetraptera)Observer
kylebDescription
Large, long leaves
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New Zealand Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla ssp. gonerilla)Observer
kylebDescription
Lots of ongaonga in the area, so plenty of food for caterpillars.
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Lycaena Butterflies (Genus Lycaena)Observer
kylebDescription
Maui's copper? I couldn't get a photo of its open wings.
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Earina aestivalisObserver
kylebDescription
I assume this orchid, growing in cultivation, is E. aestivalis rather than E. mucronata, based on leaf veins, upright growth habit, flower size and timing.