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Observer
steve_kerrDescription
Xenocalliphora solitaria
On flowering hebe near Old Cemetery
Collected by On Lee Lau.
NOTE: returned to mainland in 70% ethanol, then dried and mounted on point for OMNZ.
Photos / Sounds
Observer
steve_kerrDescription
Xenocalliphora solitaria
On flowering hebe near Old Cemetery
Collected by On Lee Lau.
NOTE: returned to mainland in 70% ethanol, then dried and mounted on point for OMNZ.
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What
Genus CarystoterpaObserver
steve_kerrDescription
Carystoterpa tristis ?
On flowering hebe.
Collected by On Lee Lau.
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What
Leafcurling Sac Spiders (Genus Clubiona)Observer
steve_kerrDescription
On flowering hebe.
Collected by On Lee Lau.
Photos / Sounds
Observer
steve_kerrDescription
Xenocalliphora solitaria
On flowering hebe near Old Cemetery
Collected by On Lee Lau.
NOTE: returned to mainland in 70% ethanol, then dried and mounted on point for OMNZ.
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What
Hairy Kelp Fly (Chaetocoelopa littoralis)Observer
steve_kerrDescription
On flowering hebe near Old Cemetery
Collected by On Lee Lau.
NOTE: returned to mainland in 70% ethanol, then dried and mounted on point for OMNZ.
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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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European Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris ssp. vulgaris)Observer
steve_kerrDescription
a small flock snuffling around in the backyard
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What
Genus CerodonthaObserver
steve_kerrDescription
Malaise trap in short tussocks, long tussocks, moss, lichen, Pilosella officinarum, exotic grasses
