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At forest margin.

Female Hypolimnas bolina

Seems to be eating the apple now :)

Found on a young rimu, that appeared to have some sections of stem stripped of leaves.

In the Douglas Fir Trees (previous Ob.)

Single plant growing in corner of cleared land/pasture. More plants near hairpin bend in road down towards the creek under Manuka scrub.

On a planted kauri.

Plant obs:
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/71259035

Growing on the edge of native bush, residential property. Either cultivated, or wild plant.

Danni

Ovature rana, forse dalmatina

Common under schist rocks (on tidally exposed shore platform), often seen partially buried within schist sand and mud under rocks.

su Fagus sylvatica

These show a small part of the P. karka infestation - goes all the way upstream into Feilding township and, apparently, down to Oroua River confluence.

The photos show a stem of Arundo donax at left (from Whanganui) and one of Phragmites karka at right, so as to compare the collar, ligules etc..

Kaka digging at an old pinus radiata tree trunk and retrieving a huhu grub.

montana?

Korero gecko?