Collected in pitfall trap in rocky outcrop
Trap ID: O_RO_M_P_S2
specimen: Redbank_00002_Zopheridae_001
Tarphiomimus wollastoni Sharp, 1882
First of eleven reference specimens for Tarphiomimus sp. (sp. 0255).
IDENTIFICATION REFERENCE
Lord, N.P.; Leschen, R.A.B. 2014: Illustrated catalogue and type designations of the New Zealand Zopheridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea). Zootaxa, 3809(1): 1-127. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3809.1.1 [See p. 63, and figs. 337-339]
One adult female wasp running fast on the road, showing little tendency to fly.
Observed on a lifejacket during a rafting trip.
Cycleway/motorway boundary of Chamberlain Park Golf Course, Mount Albert, Auckland.
Scale on needles of Pinus sp.
Aphobetus paucisetosus Berry, 1995
On foliage of Pittosporum eugenioides by pond.
I thought this one was dead too because it was flipped on its back and not moving... But when I picked it up it started moving
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1809]), larva, found in strawberries from Victoria, Aranda, ACT, 24 December 2015
Photos of various instars, taken daily on 17-24 December and 27 and 31 December 2015, and of pupa, on 5 and 6 January 2016
Separated from H. punctigera by dark "saddle" on dorsal side of first and second abdominal segments and pale setae behind head in final instar - characters given in Matthews, M., 1999, Heliothine Moths Of Australia (Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera, No. 7).
Pest detected 559 Leigh Road Whangateau
Egg mass