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What
Ostenia robustaObserver
steve_kerrDescription
Numerous flies hopping about in the lawn grass.
2 males shown here
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What
Genus ParentiaObserver
steve_kerrDescription
Malaise trap; Short tussocks, long tussocks, moss, lichen, Pilosella officinarum, exotic grasses
ID based on male hypopygium Fig. 37 in Bickel, D.J. 1991: Sciapodinae, Medeterinae (Insecta: Diptera) with a generic review of the Dolichopodidae. Fauna of New Zealand/ Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa 23.
ID is best guess ... the leg colours do not perfectly match the published description (ethanolic specimen)
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What
European Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris ssp. vulgaris)Observer
steve_kerrDescription
a small flock snuffling around in the backyard
What
Genus CerodonthaObserver
steve_kerrDescription
Malaise trap in short tussocks, long tussocks, moss, lichen, Pilosella officinarum, exotic grasses
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What
Genus ZealandoberisObserver
steve_kerrDescription
swarming underneath a plum tree
two different specimens shown here
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Genus MischoderusObserver
steve_kerrDescription
caught by Simon Nicholas
a novel species
female, 12 mm
this observation links to Simon's observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190984525
What
Luna Moth (Actias luna)Observer
steve_kerrDescription
My sister sent this photo and said
"It hatched exactly 4 weeks from when I found the caterpillar."