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Grey Mangrove (Avicennia marina)
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Grey Mangrove from Milnthorpe Park, Collingwood, Tasman, NZ on December 13, 2024 at 10:54 AM by Brett Robinson. Maybe an escapee from plantings near Collingwood a few decades ago.
on Wed, 2AM
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Mute Swan from Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand on December 16, 2024 at 06:23 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Mon, 10AM
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Kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)
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New Zealand Pigeon from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on December 16, 2024 at 06:33 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Mon, 9AM
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Pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa)
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Pōhutukawa from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on December 16, 2024 at 06:37 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Mon, 9AM
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Thistle Tortoise Beetle (Cassida rubiginosa)
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Thistle Tortoise Beetle from Springston, New Zealand on December 9, 2024 at 03:15 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Sun, 12AM
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This is a project to document the successes, and otherwise, of biological control of weeds in New Zealand. NZ's biocontrol agents are host-specific insect or pathogen species that have been purposefully introduced into Australasia to help control populations of their weedy host plants. Here's...
on Sun, 12AM
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European Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)
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European Woolcarder Bee from Lincoln, New Zealand on December 9, 2024 at 03:51 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Fri, 3AM
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Little Owl from Halswell, Christchurch, New Zealand on December 9, 2024 at 06:26 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Thu, 8AM
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Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
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Song Thrush from Halswell, Christchurch, New Zealand on December 9, 2024 at 09:11 AM by Jon Sullivan. This thrush had been hit by a car but was still alive and just stunned sitting on the cycleway. P...
on Thu, 8AM
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Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)
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Australian Magpie from Prebbleton, New Zealand on December 11, 2024 at 10:45 AM by Jon Sullivan
on Thu, 7AM
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Feral Pigeon (Variety Columba livia domestica)
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Feral Pigeon from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on December 12, 2024 at 06:29 PM by Jon Sullivan. I noticed after taking the photos that it's a banded bird.
on Thu, 7AM
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Totara bud mite (Eriophyes totarae)
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Totara bud mite from Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand on December 2, 2024 at 02:10 PM by Jon Sullivan. Bud galls on a planted tōtara along Jacksons Creek.
on Dec 10
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Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
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Cinnabar moth from Lincoln, New Zealand on December 10, 2024 at 11:02 AM by Jon Sullivan. This is a very odd place to be seeing a cinnabar moth.
on Dec 9
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Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
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Cinnabar moth from Lincoln 7608, New Zealand on November 30, 2024 at 09:46 AM by Mark Fraser. Seen on the grass in the back yard.
on Dec 9
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Nabis biformis from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on December 8, 2024 at 05:08 PM by Jon Sullivan. On what had been an aphid-infested shoot tip of *Senecio hispidulus*.
on Dec 8
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Zorion guttigerum from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on December 8, 2024 at 05:06 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Dec 8
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Myrtle Rust (Austropuccinia psidii)
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Myrtle Rust from Merivale, Christchurch, New Zealand on December 7, 2024 at 04:25 PM by Jon Sullivan. This is the first time I've seen myrtle rust in Canterbury and I've been watching out for it sinc...
on Dec 7
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green algae (Phylum Chlorophyta)
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green algae from Blueskin Bay, Otago, NZ on December 3, 2024 at 02:33 PM by jo_bone
on Dec 6
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Common Lionface (Nemesia floribunda)
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Common Lionface from Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand on December 2, 2024 at 04:29 PM by Jon Sullivan. The only one I know of anywhere in central Christchurch at the moment. I pulled it out but didn't...
on Dec 4
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on Dec 3
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Sapphire tower (Puya alpestris)
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Sapphire tower from Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand on December 2, 2024 at 03:19 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Dec 3
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Green-and-Golden Bell Frog (Ranoidea aurea)
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Green-and-Golden Bell Frog in December 2024 by stephen-ao
on Dec 3
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New Zealand Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum sordidum)
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New Zealand Sweat Bee from Opawa, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand on December 1, 2024 at 12:26 PM by dwgryphon
on Dec 2
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New Zealand Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum sordidum)
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New Zealand Sweat Bee from Opawa, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand on December 1, 2024 at 12:33 PM by dwgryphon. second observation, there were two individuals
on Dec 2
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Ngaio from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on November 30, 2024 at 06:47 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Dec 1
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Short-finned Eel (Anguilla australis)
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Short-finned Eel from Hillmorton, Christchurch, New Zealand on November 30, 2024 at 04:27 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Dec 1
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Biddy-biddy (Acaena novae-zelandiae)
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Biddy-biddy from Tai Tapu 7672, New Zealand on November 27, 2024 at 10:31 AM by Jon Sullivan
on Nov 29
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Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium)
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Mānuka from Teddington, New Zealand on November 27, 2024 at 11:21 AM by Jon Sullivan
on Nov 29
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Māhoe from Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand on November 27, 2024 at 09:14 AM by Jon Sullivan
on Nov 29
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Giant Himalayan Lily (Cardiocrinum giganteum)
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Giant Himalayan Lily from Tai Tapu 7672, New Zealand on November 27, 2024 at 10:18 AM by Jon Sullivan. This was an unexpected find, out in the middle of this remote stretch of the Summit Road. There w...
on Nov 28
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Bentbristles (Genus Neoitamus)
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Bentbristles from Hillmorton, Christchurch, New Zealand on November 17, 2024 at 03:35 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Nov 17
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Neactina opposita from Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand on November 17, 2024 at 02:15 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Nov 17
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Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
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Common Drone Fly from Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand on November 17, 2024 at 02:36 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Nov 17
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Grey Gerygone from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on November 16, 2024 at 02:59 PM by Jon Sullivan. Photographed through a double-glazed window.
on Nov 16
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Korimako (Bellbird) (Anthornis melanura)
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New Zealand Bellbird from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on November 9, 2024 at 01:00 PM by Jon Sullivan. This is the first juvenile bellbird I've seen in our garden this season. Note the *Phormium* flax...
on Nov 9
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Pūtangitangi (Paradise Shelduck) (Tadorna variegata)
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Paradise Shelduck from Halswell, Christchurch, New Zealand on November 5, 2024 at 06:28 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Nov 5
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Western European Song Thrush (Subspecies Turdus philomelos clarkei)
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Western European Song Thrush from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on October 28, 2024 at 05:01 PM by Jon Sullivan. This is a screenshot from a movie I made of the thrush beating a snail out of its shell on our dr...
on Oct 28
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Korimako (Bellbird) (Anthornis melanura)
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New Zealand Bellbird from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on October 26, 2024 at 05:41 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Oct 26
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New Zealand flax from Hillmorton, Christchurch, New Zealand on October 19, 2024 at 03:31 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Oct 20
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Buff-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris)
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Buff-tailed Bumble Bee from Hillmorton, Christchurch, New Zealand on October 19, 2024 at 03:05 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Oct 20
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Corokia × virgata from Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand on October 19, 2024 at 02:29 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Oct 20
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New Zealand cabbage tree (Cordyline australis)
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New Zealand cabbage tree from Hillmorton, Christchurch, New Zealand on October 19, 2024 at 03:23 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Oct 20
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Wineberry (Aristotelia serrata)
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Wineberry from Hillmorton, Christchurch, New Zealand on October 19, 2024 at 03:01 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Oct 20
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longflower veldtgrass (Ehrharta longiflora)
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longflower veldtgrass from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on October 16, 2024 at 06:24 PM by Jon Sullivan. It's back again.
on Oct 18
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Scotch Broom from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on October 15, 2024 at 11:40 AM by Jon Sullivan
on Oct 17
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Garden Bumble Bee (Bombus hortorum)
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Garden Bumble Bee from Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand on October 15, 2024 at 02:20 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Oct 17
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Aphids from Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa 8971, New Zealand on October 15, 2024 at 01:18 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Oct 17
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Coprosma rust (Puccinia coprosmae)
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Coprosma rust from Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa 8971, New Zealand on October 15, 2024 at 01:53 PM by Jon Sullivan
on Oct 17
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StayiNatHome: A Cure for the Blue Fly Blues · iNaturalist NZ
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Guest post by Steve Kerr (@steve_kerr), Honorary Curator of Entomology (Diptera), Otago Museum. Have you ever noticed those large dark flies with bright metallic blue abdomens? Have you ever noticed how there seem to be many flies that look like this and wondered what they are? Well, so have I...
on Oct 6