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Albugo trianthemaeObserver
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40 Rathlin St, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
White rust on a cultivated indet. Aizoaceae (possibly Delosperma sp.)
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Mallada basalisObserver
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18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.
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Australian Guava Moth (Coscinoptycha improbana)Observer
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18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.
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False Purple Scale (Chrysomphalus pinnulifer)Observer
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Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
On a corokia hedge, out front of 7 Crudge St.
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Asian Jumpseed (Persicaria filiformis)Observer
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Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Blockhouse Bay Beach Reserve.
The species has been present at this location since at least 2002. It appears to be wild, but has shown no sign of spreading beyond a couple of metres.
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Newsteadia gullanaeObserver
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Blockhouse Bay/Green Bay, Auckland.
Under bark of Pinus sp. logs, at the top of the coastal cliffs, on the track between Green Bay Beach and Taunton Terrace.
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Wandering Ghost Spiders (Genus Argoctenus)Observer
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Green Bay, Auckland.
In long grass (kikuyu) on the roadside opposite 221 Portage Rd.
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Sapintus rarusObserver
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Green Bay, Auckland.
Common in long grass (kikuyu) on the roadside opposite 221 Portage Rd.
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Observer
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Green Bay, Auckland.
Growing on the ground, on the margin of Titirangi Golf Course, under a mixed native/exotic canopy.
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Plasmopara obducensObserver
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5 Crudge St, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland 0600.
Downy mildew on Impatiens balsamina.
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Menimus caecusObserver
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Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Under rotting wood, on the ground, in coastal native forest.
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Tropical Firmosses (Genus Phlegmariurus)Observer
stephen_thorpeDescription
Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Coastal native forest.
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Karamu Leafminer (Corythoxestis zorionella)Observer
stephen_thorpeDescription
Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Leaf mines on karamu, on the ground, in coastal native forest.
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Beetle Mites (Suborder Oribatida)Observer
stephen_thorpeDescription
Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Under rotten wood, on the ground, in coastal native forest.
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Genus CyptophaniaObserver
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Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Leaf litter in coastal native forest.
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Genus LabidostommaObserver
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Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
In bush litter, by a small stream.
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Genus OribotritiaObserver
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Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
On a dead standing tree.
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Genus LepidolaenaObserver
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Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Growing on the trunk of a tree fern.
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Woollywort (Trichocolea mollissima)Observer
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Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Growing on the ground around the base of a tree fern.
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Geochus inaequalisObserver
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Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Shaken from a small bush floor sedge.
Dead.
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Bushkiller (Causonis japonica)Observer
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3 Bolton St, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland 0600.
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Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Observer
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18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.
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Genus OchetarchaObserver
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Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
In mixed native/exotic bush.
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Grass Soldier Aphid (Pseudoregma panicola)Observer
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Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
On the underside of a polypore shelf fungus. Must be off adjacent grasses.
Early instar nymph? Minute (about 1 mm).
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Kiwiplatynus bidensObserver
stephen_thorpeDescription
Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Under rotten wood, on the ground, in mixed native/exotic bush.
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Mniovelia kuscheliObserver
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Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Pine needle litter, in mixed native/exotic bush. Plenty of moss mats in the vicinity.
Early instar nymphs.
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Physobryaxis inflataObserver
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Gittos Domain, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Pine needle litter, in mixed native/exotic bush.
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Genus TyrogetusObserver
stephen_thorpeDescription
Sample from Corinne Watts, labelled as follows:
Maungatautari - South Cell
Outside Cell
Transect 1
Pitfall trap: E
18 Dec 2023-20 Jan 2024
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Observer
stephen_thorpeDescription
Sample from Corinne Watts, labelled as follows:
Maungatautari - South Cell
Outside Cell
Transect 1
Pitfall trap: F
18 Dec 2023-20 Jan 2024
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Oplitis pusateriiObserver
stephen_thorpeDescription
Sample from Corinne Watts, labelled as follows:
Maungatautari - South Cell
Outside Cell
Transect 1
Pitfall trap: H
18 Dec 2023-20 Jan 2024