Life in New Zealand

Durvillaea poha
order: Fucoids
Stewart Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

Agaricomycetes class
phylum: Basidiomycete Fungi
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

Agaricomycetes class
phylum: Basidiomycete Fungi
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

Slippery Jacks
Suillus genus
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Agaricus genus
phylum: Basidiomycete Fungi
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

plants
plantae kingdom
Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie District, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/17/2020

Mosses
Bryophyta phylum
Stewart Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

Vascular Plants
Tracheophyta phylum
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Conifers
Pinopsida class
South Taranaki District, New Zealand
11/17/2007

Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria heterophylla
South Taranaki District, New Zealand
11/17/2007

Monterey cypress
Cupressus macrocarpa
Patea, South Taranaki District, New Zealand
11/17/2007

Crown Fern
Lomaria discolor
Ulva Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

Austral Bracken
Pteridium esculentum
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

Smith's tree fern
Cyathea smithii
Stewart Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

rough tree fern
Dicksonia squarrosa
Stewart Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

grasses
Poaceae family
Godley Head, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/18/2020

Austroderia fulvida
family: grasses
Ruapehu District, New Zealand
11/16/2007

New Zealand flax
Phormium tenax
Buller District, New Zealand
11/21/2007

Tree Mallow
Malva arborea
South Taranaki District, New Zealand
11/17/2007

kangaroo apple
Solanum aviculare
Dunedin, New Zealand
11/28/2007

kangaroo-apple
Solanum laciniatum
Stewart Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

pig's ear
Cotyledon orbiculata
Godley Head, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/18/2020

Sweet-brier
Rosa rubiginosa
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

purple foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

Bear's breeches
Acanthus mollis
South Taranaki District, New Zealand
11/17/2007

Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Godley Head, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/18/2020

Patotara
Leucopogon fraseri
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Gaultheria antipoda
genus: Wintergreen
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

bull thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Godley Head, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/18/2020

Tauhinu
Ozothamnus leptophyllus
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

gorse
Ulex europaeus
Westland District, New Zealand
11/22/2007

Yellow Bush Lupine
Lupinus arboreus
Dunedin, New Zealand
11/28/2007

common broom
Cytisus scoparius
Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato, New Zealand
11/13/2007

common broom
Cytisus scoparius
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

New Zealand Ice Plant
Disphyma australe
Waitaki District, New Zealand
11/28/2007

Animals
Animalia kingdom
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Pipi
Paphies australis
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Austrovenus stutchburyi
family: Venus Clams
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Xenostrobus neozelanicus
family: True Mussels
Buller District, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/21/2007

Perna canaliculus
family: True Mussels
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
Remarks: Large ones
2/11/2020

Diloma aethiops
family: Top Snails
Oyster Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand
2/13/2020

Eleven-armed Sea Star
Coscinasterias muricata
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

New Zealand Fur Seal
Arctocephalus forsteri
Dunedin City, New Zealand
2/2/2020

Domestic Goat
Capra hircus
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

Domestic Sheep
Ovis aries
Godley Head, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/18/2020

Yellow-eyed Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes
Dunedin, New Zealand
11/28/2007

White-capped Albatross (steadi)
Thalassarche cauta steadi
South Island, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/25/2007

Coastal California Quail
Callipepla californica brunnescens
Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/19/2007

South Island Kaka
Nestor meridionalis meridionalis
Stewart Island, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/25/2007

Cyanoramphus genus
family: Old World Parrots
Ulva Island, New Zealand
Remarks: Maybe red-crowned parakeet
11/25/2007

Zapornia pusilla affinis
species: Baillon's Crake
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Gallirallus philippensis assimilis
species: Buff-banded Rail
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Gallirallus australis scotti
species: Weka
Ulva Island, New Zealand
Remarks: Stewart Island weka
11/25/2007

Gallirallus australis australis
species: Weka
Buller District, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/21/2007

Porphyrio melanotus melanotus
species: Australasian Swamphen
Buller District, New Zealand
2/4/2020

Porphyrio melanotus melanotus
species: Australasian Swamphen
Buller District, New Zealand
2/4/2020

Domestic Graylag Goose
Anser anser domesticus variety
Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/19/2007

Paradise Shelduck
Tadorna variegata
Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/19/2007

Paradise Shelduck
Tadorna variegata
Stewart Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Dunedin City, New Zealand
2/2/2020

Branta canadensis maxima
species: Canada Goose
Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/18/2007

Anas genus
family: Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Stewart Island, New Zealand/Aotearoa
Remarks: Grey Duck Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos
11/25/2007

Little Shag
Microcarbo melanoleucos brevirostris
Mackenzie District, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/17/2020

Mainland Spotted Shag
Phalacrocorax punctatus punctatus
Dunedin City, New Zealand
2/2/2020

New Zealand Pied Shag
Phalacrocorax varius varius
Ulva Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia
Dunedin, New Zealand
Remarks: Royal spoonbill
11/28/2007

Egretta novaehollandiae novaehollandiae
species: White-faced Heron
Waitaki District, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/28/2007

South Island Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
South Island, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/23/2007

Variable Oystercatcher
Haematopus unicolor
Ulva Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Masked Lapwing (Black-shouldered)
Vanellus miles novaehollandiae
Buller District, New Zealand
2/4/2020

Sterna striata striata
species: White-fronted Tern
Buller District, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/21/2007

Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Waitaki District, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/28/2007

Silver Gull (Red-billed)
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Kelp Gull (dominicanus)
Larus dominicanus dominicanus
Ulva Island, New Zealand
Remarks: Southern black-backed gull
11/25/2007

song birds
Passeriformes order
Godley Head, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/18/2020

South Island Saddleback
Philesturnus carunculatus
Ulva Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/19/2007

British Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella caliginosa
Dunedin, New Zealand
11/28/2007

South Island Tomtit
Petroica macrocephala macrocephala
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

Stewart Island Robin
Petroica australis rakiura
Ulva Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand/Aotearoa
11/19/2007

Anthornis melanura melanura
species: New Zealand Bellbird
Ulva Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae
species: Tui
Stewart Island, New Zealand
11/25/2007

New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Godley Head, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/18/2020

Hirundo neoxena neoxena
species: Welcome Swallow
Dunedin City, New Zealand
2/2/2020

Scyphax ornatus
suborder: Woodlice
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Austrohelice crassa
infraorder: True Crabs
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Phalangium opilio
order: Harvestmen
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Spiders
Araneae order
Mangonui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Size: 2.3 mm
1/18/2015

True Spiders
Araneomorphae infraorder
Hawea Flat, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/16/2015

True Spiders
Araneomorphae infraorder
Hawea Flat, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
Size: 6.8 mm
1/16/2015

Longbodied Cellar Spider
Pholcus phalangioides
Mangonui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Nyssus coloripes
family: Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders
Hawea Flat, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/17/2015

Orb Weavers
Araneidae family
Mount Aspiring, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
Size: 3.5 mm
1/14/2015

Orb Weavers
Araneidae family
Mount Aspiring, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/14/2015

Eriophora pustulosa
family: Orb Weavers
Milford Sound, Queenstown Lakes District, Southland, New Zealand
1/9/2015

Mouse-like Barklice
Myopsocidae family
Mangonui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Size: 4.4 mm
1/18/2015

Caddisflies
Trichoptera order
Mangonui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Xanthocnemis zealandica
family: Narrow-winged Damselflies
Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/17/2020

Procordulia grayi
family: Emeralds
Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/7/2015

Bobilla genus
subfamily: Ground Crickets
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Black Field Cricket (nz)
Teleogryllus commodus
Mangonui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Conocephalus bilineatus
genus: Lesser Meadow Katydids
Hawea Flat, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/14/2015

a native New Zealand grasshopper (nz)
Phaulacridium marginale
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Sigaus australis
family: Short-horned Grasshoppers
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Saldula genus
family: Shore Bugs
Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/7/2015

False Chinch Bug
Nysius genus
Cape Reinga, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Remarks: nymph
1/18/2015

Southern Green Stink Bug
Nezara viridula
Coopers Beach, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Remarks: green vegetable bug, third instar
1/18/2015

Southern Green Stink Bug
Nezara viridula
Coopers Beach, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Remarks: green vegetable bug, fifth instar
1/18/2015

passionvine hopper (nz)
Scolypopa australis
Coopers Beach, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Size: 9.1 mm wingtip
1/18/2015

Torpedo Bug
Siphanta acuta
Mangonui, Northland, New Zealand
Remarks: Also "Green Planthopper"
1/18/2015

Cicadoidea superfamily
suborder: Free-living Hemipterans
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Cicadas
Cicadidae family
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/10/2020

Chorus Cicada (endemic) (nz)
Amphipsalta zelandica
Coopers Beach, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Chorus Cicada (endemic) (nz)
Amphipsalta zelandica
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Chorus Cicada (endemic) (nz)
Amphipsalta zelandica
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Leafhoppers
Cicadellidae family
Coopers Beach, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Size: 4.4 mm
1/18/2015

Flies
Diptera order
Fiordland National Park, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand
1/10/2015

Flies
Diptera order
Coopers Beach, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Flies
Diptera order
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Bull Thistle Gall Fly
Urophora stylata
Mangonui, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Melangyna novaezelandiae
family: Syrphid Flies
Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand
1/7/2015

Neactina genus
family: Soldier flies
Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand
1/7/2015

Chelipoda genus
family: Dance Flies
Mount Aspiring, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
Size: 5 mm
1/14/2015

Chelipoda genus
family: Dance Flies
Mount Aspiring, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/14/2015

Asilinae subfamily
family: Robber Flies
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Asilinae subfamily
family: Robber Flies
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Filter Fly
Clogmia albipunctata
Mangonui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Size: 4.3 mm to wingtip
1/18/2015

Dicranomyia genus
family: Limoniid Crane Flies
Mount Aspiring, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
Remarks: It's sitting on web strands.
1/14/2015

Austrosimulium genus
family: Black Flies
Glenorchy, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
Remarks: Only two species bite: the New Zealand blackfly (Austrosimulium australense), and the West Coast blackfly (A. ungulatum).
1/8/2015

Midges
Chironomidae family
Mangonui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Size: 6.1 mm
1/18/2015

Midges
Chironomidae family
Mangonui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Size: about 1.5 mm
1/18/2015

Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies
Hymenoptera order
Godley Head, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/18/2020

Pseudofoenus genus
family: Carrot Wasps
Haast Highway, Westland, New Zealand
2/14/2020

Hairy colletid bees (nz)
Leioproctus genus
Cape Reinga, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Hairy colletid bees (nz)
Leioproctus genus
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Hairy colletid bees (nz)
Leioproctus genus
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Hairy colletid bees (nz)
Leioproctus genus
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Hairy colletid bees (nz)
Leioproctus genus
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Hairy colletid bees (nz)
Leioproctus genus
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Leioproctus fulvescens
genus: Hairy colletid bees (nz)
Mount Aspiring National Park, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/14/2015

Leioproctus fulvescens
genus: Hairy colletid bees (nz)
Mount Aspiring National Park, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/14/2015

Masked Bees
Hylaeus genus
Cape Reinga, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/19/2015

Halictinae subfamily
family: Sweat Bees
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Lasioglossum genus
family: Sweat Bees
Mount Cook, Mackenzie District, Canterbury, New Zealand
1/11/2015

Lasioglossum genus
family: Sweat Bees
Mount Cook, Mackenzie District, Canterbury, New Zealand
1/11/2015

Lasioglossum genus
family: Sweat Bees
Mount Aspiring, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/14/2015

Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Coopers Beach, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Megabombus subgenus
genus: Bumble Bees
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Megabombus subgenus
genus: Bumble Bees
Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, New Zealand
2/17/2020

Large Earth Bumblebee (nz)
Bombus terrestris
Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand
1/7/2015

Argentine Ant
Linepithema humile
Mangorui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Size: 2.7 mm
1/19/2015

Spider Wasps
Pompilidae family
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Australian Golden Hunting Wasp (nz)
Cryptocheilus australis
Cape Reinga, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/19/2015

Sphictostethus genus
family: Spider Wasps
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/15/2020

German Yellowjacket
Vespula germanica
Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, New Zealand
2/11/2020

Vespula vulgaris
subfamily: Hornets and Yellowjackets
Tasman, New Zealand
2/13/2020

Square-headed Wasps
Crabroninae subfamily
Mount Cook, Mackenzie District, Canterbury, New Zealand
1/11/2015

Tachysphex nigerrimus
subfamily: Square-headed Wasps
Cape Reinga, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/19/2015

South Island Tiger beetle (native) (nz)
Neocicindela garnerae
Mount Aspiring, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/14/2015

Eleven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella undecimpunctata
Coopers Beach, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Click Beetles
Elateridae family
Mangonui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Click Beetles
Elateridae family
Mangorui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/19/2015

Litargus vestitus
family: Hairy Fungus Beetles
Mangonui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Size: 2.1 mm
1/18/2015

Eumolpinae subfamily
family: Leaf Beetles
Coopers Beach, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Variegated Longhorn (nz)
Coptomma variegatum
Cape Reinga, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/19/2015

Variegated Longhorn (nz)
Coptomma variegatum
Cape Reinga, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/19/2015

Xylotoles genus
subfamily: Flat-Faced Longhorns
Mangonui, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Butterflies and Moths
Lepidoptera order
Westland District, New Zealand
2/3/2020

Lycaena genus
subfamily: Coppers
Mount Cook, Mackenzie District, Canterbury, New Zealand
1/11/2015

Lycaena genus
subfamily: Coppers
Mount Cook National Park, Mackenzie District, Canterbury, New Zealand
1/12/2015

Lycaena genus
subfamily: Coppers
Mount Cook, Mackenzie District, Canterbury, New Zealand
1/12/2015

Common Copper (nz)
Lycaena salustius
Cape Reinga, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Western Alpine Boulder Copper (nz)
Lycaena caerulea
Mount Aspiring, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/14/2015

Long-tailed Blue (nz)
Lampides boeticus
Cape Reinga, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/19/2015

Percnodaimon genus
tribe: Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs
Mount Aspiring, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/15/2015

Argyrophenga antipodum
tribe: Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

New Zealand Red Admiral (nz)
Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla
New Zealand
11/28/2007

Anthophila genus
family: Metalmark Moths
Fiordland National Park, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand
1/10/2015

Anthophila genus
family: Metalmark Moths
Mount Aspiring, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/14/2015

Anthophila genus
family: Metalmark Moths
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Stegommata sulfuratella
family: Lyonet Moths
Mangonui, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Size: 5 mm
1/18/2015

Scopula rubraria
family: Geometrid Moths
Coopers Beach, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Scopula rubraria
family: Geometrid Moths
Coopers Beach, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1/18/2015

Hydriomena deltoidata
family: Geometrid Moths
Hawea Flat, Otaga, New Zealand
1/13/2015

Pseudocoremia suavis
family: Geometrid Moths
Hawea Flat, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/14/2015

Crambid Snout Moths
Crambidae family
Arrowtown, Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
2/16/2020

Orocrambus flexuosellus
subfamily: Crambine Snout Moths
Mount Aspiring, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
1/14/2015

Ichneutica mutans
subfamily: Cutworm or Dart Moths
Westland District, New Zealand
2/3/2020

Ichneutica propria
subfamily: Cutworm or Dart Moths
Central Otago District, New Zealand
2/2/2020

Tropical Armyworm Moth (nz)
Spodoptera litura
Mangonui, Northland, New Zealand
1/19/2015